However, Southampton confirmed on New Year’s Eve that Hasenhuttl, who immediately began isolating himself, had been cleared to return to duty at the club’s Staplewood Campus training ground starting Friday.
In a statement released through its official website, Southampton explained that Hasenhuttl’s wife had returned a positive coronavirus test without experiencing any symptoms on December 28, with that result examined and flagged as a possible false positive.
The Saints said everyone in Hasenhuttl’s home had since tested negative during two additional rounds of testing conducted on Dec. 29 and Dec. 31.
“Under the guidance of both the Southampton medical team and the Premier League medical advisor, we are now confident that the original test was a false positive and Ralph has been cleared to return to Staplewood and train as of January 1,” the Southampton communiqué read. .
“The club would like to make it clear that we fully support the protocols and regulations that led Ralph to isolate himself and consider them vital to keeping everyone involved in our club, our community and our game in a safe environment.”
Southampton have slumped to ninth place after a four-game winless streak in the Premier League that included draws with Arsenal, Fulham and West Ham and a loss to Manchester City, three points behind the top four and seven adrift from the rhythm of the title.
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