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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis affected with coronavirus

Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis has announced on Instagram that he has been affected with the coronavirus.

Marinakis has stated that he is taking all the necessary measures and is following the doctors’ advice.

Forest have posted an official statement on their website about Marinakis, and have stated that he did not show any symptoms during his short stay in Nottingham last week.

“Nottingham Forest can confirm that owner Evangelos Marinakis has tested positive for the coronavirus,” reads the statement.

“Mr Marinakis was diagnosed after showing the first symptoms on his return to Greece yesterday afternoon.