Leon Bailey in self-isolation after private party

Bailey, who has been in constant contact with the Bayer 04 medical director and pandemic officer Dr. Karl-Heinrich Dittmar since the announcement of the former sprint star’s infection, is set to fly back to Germany under strict hygiene protocols.

Before the flight chartered by the player takes off, Bailey, who has to be in isolation at all times, is in self-isolation at a private address after an agreement between the 23-year-old and the club and the local health authority in Jamaica. On arrival in Leverkusen, Bailey will remain in self-isolation and undergo regularly undergo regular testing by an independent laboratory.
Dr. Dittmar: “Contact with the team and Bayer 04 staff will obviously only happen again when there is absolutely no risk of infection or others being infected.”