“As you know, I have been battling against this virus for nearly a month. Believe me it wasn’t easy but thank god! Today I wanted to share my test result with you as I tested negative for the first time over my lasting treatment,” the Turkish football coach said in a live video on Instagram. “So please take this serious to protect yourself, beloved ones and people around you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Terim, 66, urged followers to heed health experts’ warnings and offered condolences to the families of coronavirus victims.<\/p>\n
He wished patience and recovery for those suffering from COVID-19 and thanked the medical staff for treating him and said he is ready to be plasmotherapy donor if he can satisfy medical criteria.<\/p>\n
In addition to coaching clubs in Italy and Turkey, Terim managed the Turkish National Football Team, with his latest stint wrapping up in 2017.<\/p>\n
He earned eight Turkish league titles with Galatasaray and is viewed as one of the greatest football managers in Turkey.<\/p>\n
More than 2 million people have been infected by the virus and more than 128,000 have died from COVID-19 complications in the four months since it was detected in December, according to data being compiled by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n
Turkey\u2019s health minister said on Wednesday the death toll reached 1,518 as 115 more people died in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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