The mayor of Mohamed Salah’s hometown has labelled claims that the Liverpool star breached social distancing guidelines as “false”.
On Friday, it was confirmed that the Egyptian had returned a second positive test for Covid-19, meaning he will now be forced to self isolate for 10 days.
That will see him miss his country’s next two fixtures, while his club sweat over when he will be available again. A statement shared by the Egypt FA read: "Egyptian National Team and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has undergone a second test and results have confirmed that Salah tested positive for Covid 19. "All necessary medical precautions have been taken in line with the global medical protocol and under the supervision of Dr.