Leclerc has 'mild symptoms' after becoming fifth F1 driver to contract COVID-19

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus.
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Ferrari Formu༒la 1 driver Charles Leclerc has revealed he has tested positive fo♒r coronavirus.

Leclerc recently spent time in Dubai before travelling back to his home in Monaco, w🦂here he was notified that he had come 🌠into contact with a positive case.

The Monegasque driver subsequently took a❀ test for coronavirus and returned a positive result. He is undergoing ꦐa mandatory period of self-isolation in compliance with the local health authorities.

In an update on his social media, Leclerc confirmed the positive test to fans and said he is feeling OK and on💖ly has “mild symptoms” of coronavirus.

“I want to let you know that I have 🀅tested positive for COVID-19,” Leclerc wrote on Instagram. “I am regularly checked according to my team’s protocols.

"Unfortunately, I learned that I have been in contact with a posi𒅌tive case and immediately went into self-isolation, notifying anyone I had contact with. A subsequent test I took has come backܫ positive.

“I am feeling ok and have mild symptoms. I will remain i🀅n isolation in my home in Monaco in compliance with the regulations set by the local health authorities. Stay safe and take care.”

Leclerc is the fifth F1 driver ♓to have test♊ed positive for COVID-19.

Sergio Perez missed both Silverstone rounds last year when he became the first F1 driver to co꧙ntract the virus, before his then-Racing Point teammate Lance Stroll missed the Eifel Grand Prix in October with an illness, later revea💝led to be coronavirus.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was also ruled out of a race when he was forced to miss Nove♓mber’s Sakhir Grand Prix after returning a positive te💫st.

Earlier this month, McLaren’s Lando Norris revealed he too had tested posi🧔tive for COVID-19 while on holiday in Dubai ahead of a planned training camp prior to the upcoming 20♉21 F1 season.

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