Liverpool legend Dalglish testing positive for coronavirus
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has got tested great for coronavirus but isn't showing symptoms of the disease, his family said Friday.
The 69-year-old former Scottish international striker, who started his career at Celtic, was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for treatment for contamination which required intravenous antibiotics.
"He was subsequently analyzed for COVID-19 despite having previously displayed very little symptoms of the illness," said a family group statement.
"Unexpectedly, the test result was positive but he remains asymptomatic.
"Prior to his admission to hospital, he had chosen to voluntarily personal isolate for longer than the advised period regarding his family.
"He'd urge everyone to check out the relevant federal government and expert instruction in the days and weeks ahead."
Dalglish earned the Scottish league title with Celtic as a new player on several occasions before signing for Liverpool in 1977.
At Anfield, he captured eight English little league titles, three FA Cups and three European Cups throughout a glittering 13-calendar year stint as a player and in several managerial spells.
In his Liverpool playing career, he have scored 172 goals in 515 games.
Together with his role in Liverpool's golden era in the 1970s and 1980s, Dalglish received plaudits for supporting victims' families after 96 fans died in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster.
He also went on to coach Blackburn Rovers to the Premier Little league title in 1995.
Former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, now supervisor of Glasgow Rangers found in Scotland, posted an image to his Instagram site of Dalglish with one of is own daughters, with the communication: "Get well soon king."
Former team-mate Terry McDermott tweeted: "Thinking of my big pal @kennethdalglish - hoping he makes a good speedy recovery out of this awful virus".
Dalglish, who also manufactured more than 100 international appearances for Scotland, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 2018.
"Kenny would like to take this chance to thank the amazing NHS staff, whose dedication, bravery and sacrifice ought to be the concentration of the country's attention at this extraordinary period," added the family affirmation on Friday.
"He'd also ask they are provided the space to accomplish their jobs during what is an extremely challenging period for them and that his personal family's privacy is definitely respected.
"He looks ahead to being home rapidly. We provides further updates as so when it really is appropriate."
The coronavirus has claimed the lives of practically 9,000 persons in Britain, while the number of confirmed cases in the country climbed Friday near 74,000.
