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The 28-year-old was tested again on Wednesday, and the Egyptian Football Association confirmed that he and Mohamed Elneny still have Covid-19.
Mohamed Salah has returned another positive test for Covid-19, the Egyptian Football Association has confirmed, which means that he will have to continue a period of self-isolation.
The Egyptian FA announced on November 14 that the Liverpool star, who was showing no symptoms of the virus, had tested positive for coronavirus despite initial confusion over the test results.
In fact, they removed an initial statement that confirmed Salah’s positive test before releasing another update shortly after that explained that a second swab had also tested positive for Covid-19.
And even though there is the possibility of a false positive result in the days after, whereby an initial positive test is followed by a negative result, Salah has now tested positive for Covid-19 again, four days after the initial announcement.
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That means the former Chelsea striker will have to continue a period of self-isolation and will not be available for the Reds’ Premier League meeting with Leicester City on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp’s team faces Atalanta in the Champions League three days after their game with the Foxes before traveling to Amex Stadium to face Brighton on November 28.
Following the latest positive result, it is unclear when Salah will be allowed to return to the UK, having returned positive tests while in international service.
It is unclear how Salah contracted the virus, although he has drawn criticism for attending his brother’s wedding during the international hiatus.
The former Tottenham striker and former Egyptian international Mido said Liverpool sensation had made a “big mistake” by appearing at the wedding, insisting that he “showed great negligence with the measures taken to prevent the coronavirus.”
Premier League rules state that a player who tests positive for Covid-19 must isolate himself for a period of 10 days, meaning that Salah would not have been available to face Brendan Rodgers’ side even if he had tested negative on the proof.
The latest announcement from the Egyptian FA also confirmed that Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny did not return a negative test result and will also need to remain in self-isolation.
The most recent coronavirus figures released by the Premier League indicated that between November 9 and November 15, 1,207 players and club staff were tested for Covid-19, with 16 positive cases.
