Vaccination skeptic Joshua Kimmich from the German record champions Bayern Munich has tested positive for the corona virus. That reports the image-Newspaper.
It was initially not known whether the 26-year-old international had symptoms. Bayern was for SPOX and GOAL Not to be reached on Wednesday for a statement, the same applies to the player’s environment.
As an unvaccinated contact person for a corona infected person, Kimmich had recently been in quarantine anyway and missed the derby at FC Augsburg (1: 2) and the Champions League group game at Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday (2: 1). After returning from Kiev, Kimmich’s club colleague Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting also had a positive test, and Choupo-Moting was also in quarantine.
Shortly before the report to Kimmich, there were signs that he was about to be vaccinated. “I think that Jo is going in the direction of getting vaccinated,” said national coach Hansi Flick on Wednesday afternoon: “In the future, I think there will be no other way.”
He spoke to Kimmich, the national coach reported in a video link from London: “It was a very good conversation, I saw a tendency. It worries him a lot.” It is wrong to “pillory” Kimmich – this distracts from the fact that in Germany “many things should go better”.
Kimmich will probably miss a hit against BVB
Kimmich has to remain in domestic isolation for 14 days from the time of the positive test, but can test himself free with a negative PCR test. In all likelihood he will miss the Bundesliga top game against Borussia Dortmund on December 4th.
According to information from SPOX and GOALdealing with those from kicker cover, Kimmich’s club colleagues Serge Gnabry, who had recovered from a corona infection, and Jamal Musiala have now received their first vaccination. Flick confirmed this for Gnabry: “Serge received a booster vaccination.” This would be sufficient after the illness has been overcome. Musiala should build up full vaccination protection during the winter break.
Kimmich had recently already missed the international matches against Liechtenstein and in Armenia as the contact person for teammate Niklas Süle who tested positive and had only returned from quarantine a week ago.
