South Korea’s soccer association says four players and a staff member of the men’s national team have tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Austria for a friendly with Mexico. Korea Football Association spokesperson Kim Min Soo said the rest of the team will be re-tested before a decision is made whether to cancel the match with Mexico, which was scheduled for Saturday night local time in Wiener Neustadt, south of Vienna. The players who tested positive were Kwon Chang Hoon, a midfielder for German club SC Freiburg; Hwang In-beom, a midfielder for Russian club FC Rubin Kazan; Lee Dong Jun, a forward for South Korean club Busan I Park FC; Jo Hyeon Woo, a goalkeeper from South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai FC. The KFA said none of the five who tested positive were showing symptoms and that players and staff were currently quarantining in their rooms. At home, South Korean health authorities reported 203 new patients, the highest daily jump in 73 days, causing concern in a nation that has eased its social distancing restrictions since October amid concerns over a weak economy.-AP

Source: The Standard November 14, 2020 05:03 UTC