Coronavirus: Swiss FA chief Blanc tests positive, days after attending UEFA meeting

Basel, March 16: Dominique Blanc, the president of the Swiss FA (SFV) has tested positive for coronavirus less than a fortnight after attending a UEFA meeting of European football leaders.

The meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee, whose members include president of the Croatian Football Federation Davor Suker and president of Paris Saint-Germain Nasser Al-Khelaifi, took place on March 2 in Amsterdam, with Blanc in attendance.

The 70-year-old received his diagnosis on Sunday (March 15) and went into quarantine at his home, while the SFV headquarters were closed until further notice.

"I'm feeling reasonably comfortable at the moment. I only feel mild flu symptoms," Blanc said in a statement on the SFV's official website.

⏪ ICYMI: UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin spoke at #UEFACongress on Tuesday.

His main message?

"Purpose over profit. That is the key."

— UEFA (@UEFA) March 4, 2020