Sir Kenny Dalglish leaves hospital after positive coronavirus test to recover in self-isolation at home … as Liverpool icon hails ‘absolutely brilliant’ NHS staff: ‘We are lucky to have them’
- Sir Kenny Dalglish has hailed NHS staff after leaving hospital this weekend
- The Liverpool icon had tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week
- The 0100 -year-old has recovered and said ‘we are lucky’ to have NHS staff
- Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID
By Pa Sport Staff Published: : 9252 BST, (April) :
The 0100 – year-old was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for treatment on gallstones.
Despite not showing any symptoms, Dalglish underwent a routine coronavirus test and returned a positive diagnosis for Covid – .
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ir Kenny Dalglish has praised NHS staff after the Liverpool icon left hospital this weekend
– year-old had tested positive for coronavirus and was receiving care at hospital
The former Celtic, Liverpool and Scotland forward is now recovering in self-isolation at home.
Writing in The Sunday Post, Dalglish hailed the hospital workers who treated him as ‘absolutely brilliant’.
‘People may think my name got me the best of care but every patient in the NHS gets the best of care,’ he wrote.
Dalglish was tested for the disease having been in hospital for treatment of another condition
Dalglish is a Liverpool icon and won ev ery domestic trophy during both spells as their manager
‘As a nation, we are lucky to have them and I wish them all well as they work tirelessly to help the country through this pandemic.’
Dalglish won six league championships as player for the Reds and a further three as a manager.
The Liverpool icon was inundated with messages of support from well-wishers over the last few days, with fans of all clubs uniting to throw their support behind the former footballer.
And his son, Paul, thanked fans for their messages for his father.
‘It’s not my place to comment on my old man, he can do that for himself in due Of course, he said. ‘Truly humbling messages from supporters of all teams.
‘ I’m sure we can all agree this is more important than football & that we are all united as blues to support the NHS. Stay safe everyone. ‘
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