A hockey player from the VHL (Russian Supreme League) franchise Tsen Tou Jilin City has been sent back to China as a precaution after showing symptoms of an upper respiratory infection.
As we reported earlier, three Chinese-based VHL clubs are being forced to play the remainder of their home games in Russia. However, they are still being carefully monitored on a daily basis for signs of any symptoms of the deadly coronavirus that has struck China recently.
The team arrive in the city of Penza, Russia, to face the local HC Dizel and then stay for two more games. Team physician Anton Shabalin reported that the team has been monitored daily since its arrival in Russian territory on January 21. On a previous stop, one Chinese national player was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection. As a precaution, he and the other Chinese nationals on the team were sent back to China.
The name of the player afflicted has not been made public, but the team, which is currently languishing in last place of Conference 1 of the VHL has only four Chinese nationals on the roster. Unlike many of the other VHL clubs, Tsen Tou does not serve as a farm club for any KHL team and is an independent entity.
Source: HC Dizel PR
