Former Manchester United star Marouane Fellaini was discharged on Tuesday after three weeks in a Chinese hospital being treated for coronavirus, his club said.
The 32-year-old
Shandong Luneng midfielder, the only player known to have contracted the
disease in the Chinese Super League (CSL), will now spend 14 days in quarantine
for further observation.
The Belgium
international said on March 22 that he had tested positive for the virus,
having just returned to China, but assured fans that he was feeling fine.
While in hospital
in the city of Jinan, Fellaini posted videos of himself on Instagram exercising
in his room.
“Fellaini was
assessed and was deemed to have recovered, and was discharged today,” Shandong
said in a brief statement.
China, where the
outbreak emerged in December, says that it has curbed the illness at home but
is now worried about a second wave of infections from overseas.
Fellaini’s positive
test dealt a blow to the CSL’s hopes of starting the season any time soon,
after its February 22 start date was indefinitely postponed.
Fellaini, also
formerly of Everton, joined Shandong from Manchester United in February last
year for a reported 7.2 million euros.
He enjoyed a
productive first season in China, scoring 12 goals in 34 matches and providing
five assists.