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Paderborn's Kilian first Bundesliga player diagnosed with coronavirus

Paderborn's Luca Kilian became the first Bundesliga player diagnosed with coronavirus on Friday with the German competition only recently postponing this weekend's games.

Players across Europe are now testing positive for the illness with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea attacker Callum Hudson-Odoi both diagnosed on Thursday.

Serie A side Sampdoria have so far been the worst hit with five players now testing positive.

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Less than 24 hours before Paderborn were supposed to play Fortuna in the Bundesliga, the club confirmed Kilian's diagnosis after originally running tests on their manager.