Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, who became the first Premier League player to test positive for the coronavirus, is making “great progress” in his recovery, manager Frank Lampard said.

The 19-year-old’s positive test last week had prompted the London club to partially close their Cobham training centre, with the first-team squad and coaching staff asked to self-isolate as a precaution.

“I’m happy to say that in Callum’s case, he has made great progress and almost feels his usual self, which is obviously the news we all want to hear,” Lampard told the club’s website.

“I’m aware that not everyone can or will recover from this virus, so I urge the football and sporting community to continue to act responsibly and look out for the health of others.”

“We still don’t know when competitive football will restart, but it isn’t worth worrying about that too much at the moment,” Lampard added. We all miss football but right now it’s about acting responsibly and in the best interests of society.”

The league has been suspended until April 4 because of the outbreak that has virtually shut down world sport. Globally, the flu-like virus has infected over 190,000 people and killed more than 7,500.

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England midfielder Mason mount has offered an apology to his club manager Frank Lampard after being spotted playing football in public with Declan despite being expected to be isolation.

Mount was snapped playing with his West Ham counterpart Declan Rice at Trent Park Football centre, near Barnet on Sunday while he was supposed to be in self-isolation due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

According to reports from the UK, the player who is expected to be handed a fine for his behavior reached out to manager Lampard to apologize for his action with the coach said not to have been impressed by him. Lampard and Mount spoke over the phone and the player said sorry having been reminded of his responsibilities by the club. That warning was also extended to all of Chelsea’s players.

Chelsea announced their players would be following government guidelines and self-isolating after Mount’s teammate Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for the condition last week.

The development saw Chelsea order its players to stay away from their Cobham training ground for 14 days and they were urged to report anything to the manager if there was anything they needed the club’s attention.

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