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Former Liverpool player and coach Kenny Dalglish, who tested positive for the coronavirus, was released from the hospital, British media reported Sunday.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Premier League – Liverpool vs Manchester United – Anfield, Liverpool, Great Britain – October 14, 2017 Kenny Dalglish greets fans before the REUTERS / Phil Noble match
REUTERS: Former Liverpool player and coach Kenny Dalglish, who tested positive for the coronavirus, was released from the hospital, British media reported Sunday.
Liverpool said Friday that Dalglish, 69, was admitted to the hospital with an infection. He required intravenous antibiotics but was asymptomatic.
The former Scotland international is now back home, where he isolates himself and praises National Health Service (NHS) health workers as they fight the pandemic that has killed more than 108,000 people across the world.
“People may think that my name gave me the best care, but all NHS patients receive the best care,” Dalglish told The Sunday Post.
“As a nation, we are fortunate to have them and I wish them all the best as they work tirelessly to help the country overcome this pandemic.”
Dalglish, who also played for Celtic, is a revered figure at Anfield, having won six English league titles and three European Cups as a player before adding three more league wins as manager.
According to a Reuters count, more than 1.7 million people have been infected with the new coronavirus worldwide. The UK has almost 79,000 cases with 9,875 deaths.
(Report from Rohith Nair in Bangalore, Pritha Sarkar edition)
