Football: Vissel Kobe defender Gotoku Sakai tests positive for coronavirus

Vissel Kobe defender Gotoku Sakai has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the J-League first-division team said Monday.The 29-year-old former Japan international is the first J-League player to be infected with the pneumonia-causing virus.According to Vissel, Sakai fell ill late Wednesday night with a 38 C fever and was diagnosed with upper respiratory tract inflammation at a hospital in Hyogo Prefecture the following day. His fever persisted, however, and he began to experience head and throat pain on Friday.Sakai reported losing his sense of smell on Saturday and was advised to under…READ FULL ARTICLE