Covid-19: Argentine cyclist in UAE recovers from coronavirus

Argentine cyclist Max Richeze

Dubai - Richeze wrote on Instagram that two tests for Covid-19 had come back negative

By AP

Published: Thu 26 Mar 2020, 10:41 PM

Argentine cyclist Max Richeze has been released from a hospital in the UAE, where the UAE Team Emirates rider spent 18 days after testing positive for the coronavirus following the cancellation of the UAE Tour.
Richeze wrote on Instagram that two tests for Covid-19 had come back negative and he was discharged Wednesday.
Two staff members for UAE Team Emirates also tested positive, and the entire team remains in voluntary quarantine.
The second edition of the UAE Tour, a major early season stage race, was cancelled with two stages left. Riders and support staff for all 22 teams were isolated, though nearly all of them now have been cleared to leave the country.

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