<p>Five members of the playing squad and staff of La Liga club Valencia have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Spanish side said on Sunday.</p>.<p>"Valencia CF inform that five positive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus have been detected amongst first-team staff and players," the club said in a statement.</p>.<p>"All of these persons are now at home, in good health and obeying self-isolation measures."</p>.<p>Earlier on Sunday Valencia and Argentina defender Ezequiel Garay became the first La Liga player to confirm he has the virus.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-total-confirmed-cases-in-india-jumps-to-107-799686.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here </strong></a></p>.<p>"It's clear that I have got off to the wrong start in 2020. I've tested positive for the coronavirus, I feel very good and now I just have to listen to the health authorities and for now remain isolated," he wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old was already ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury in February.</p>.<p>Valencia travelled to Milan last month for a Champions League match at Atalanta played in front of a packed San Siro stadium, before restrictions were placed on sports events in Italy.</p>.<p>A Valencia-based radio journalist who travelled to the match tested positive for the virus the following week.</p>.<p>The second leg of the tie, which Valencia lost 8-4 on aggregate, was ordered to be played without spectators at the club's Mestalla stadium.</p>.<p>In line with most major sports worldwide, all organised football in Spain has been postponed for at least two weeks in a bid to prevent further spread of the virus. Spain is the second worst-affected country in Europe after Italy.</p>.<p>Since Saturday, Spain has been in partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the epidemic.</p>.<p>Spain has so far suffered 196 coronavirus deaths and recorded almost 6,400 cases.</p>
<p>Five members of the playing squad and staff of La Liga club Valencia have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Spanish side said on Sunday.</p>.<p>"Valencia CF inform that five positive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus have been detected amongst first-team staff and players," the club said in a statement.</p>.<p>"All of these persons are now at home, in good health and obeying self-isolation measures."</p>.<p>Earlier on Sunday Valencia and Argentina defender Ezequiel Garay became the first La Liga player to confirm he has the virus.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-total-confirmed-cases-in-india-jumps-to-107-799686.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here </strong></a></p>.<p>"It's clear that I have got off to the wrong start in 2020. I've tested positive for the coronavirus, I feel very good and now I just have to listen to the health authorities and for now remain isolated," he wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old was already ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury in February.</p>.<p>Valencia travelled to Milan last month for a Champions League match at Atalanta played in front of a packed San Siro stadium, before restrictions were placed on sports events in Italy.</p>.<p>A Valencia-based radio journalist who travelled to the match tested positive for the virus the following week.</p>.<p>The second leg of the tie, which Valencia lost 8-4 on aggregate, was ordered to be played without spectators at the club's Mestalla stadium.</p>.<p>In line with most major sports worldwide, all organised football in Spain has been postponed for at least two weeks in a bid to prevent further spread of the virus. Spain is the second worst-affected country in Europe after Italy.</p>.<p>Since Saturday, Spain has been in partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the epidemic.</p>.<p>Spain has so far suffered 196 coronavirus deaths and recorded almost 6,400 cases.</p>