Status: 11/24/2021 7:33 p.m.
National soccer player Joshua Kimmich has tested positive for the corona virus. This was announced by FC Bayern Munich and confirmed a corresponding report in the “Bild” newspaper.
Now it’s official: Bayern professional Joshua Kimmich has been infected with the corona virus. The association announced this and confirmed a report in the “Bild” newspaper. The previously unvaccinated 26-year-old was most recently in quarantine after having had contact with a person who tested positive. Before Kimmich, teammate Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting’s positive test became known.
Kimmich is in domestic isolation, announced FC Bayern on its website. For weeks, Kimmich has been the focus of public debates throughout Germany, after he admitted after the 4-0 Munich team against Hoffenheim at the end of October that he was not vaccinated against the corona virus. Kimmich had justified his hesitation that he had “a few personal concerns, especially when it comes to the lack of long-term studies.”
Classic against Dortmund without Kimmich
As a result, after Niklas Süle’s positive test, Kimmich, like other teammates, had to leave the national team as a contact person and be in quarantine. A second quarantine followed. Kimmich now has to remain in domestic isolation and can then test himself free with a negative PCR test. So he should miss the Bundesliga classic at Borussia Dortmund on December 4th.
The fourth corona wave hit the staff of FC Bayern with full force. In addition to infections in vaccinated professionals and those responsible such as Süle or trainer Julian Nagelsmann, there were also the quarantine consequences of the unvaccinated. Accordingly, the Munich team played with a rump squad at Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday.