Goal.com · May 22, 2020
Watford manager Pearson says Mariappa doing 'exceptionally well' after testing positive for coronavirus
Although the defender is feeling well, team-mate Christian Kabasele says starting the league again on June 12 will be "impossible"
Watford boss Nigel Pearson says that Adrian Mariappa is doing "exceptionally well" despite being diagnosed with coronavirus.
The Jamaica international defender was one of three employees of the club, including two non-playing staff, to test positive for the virus during a routine screening as the squad reconvened for training after a two-month break caused by the pandemic, which has killed more than 36,000 people in the UK alone.
Mariappa, though, is showing no signs of ailing with the infection, with Pearson assuring fans that the 33-year-old is feeling well.