Football news - Kenny Dalglish discharged from hospital after coronavirus diagnosis

Updated 12/04/2020 at 09:03 GMT

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has confirmed that he has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery from coronavirus at home.

Kenny Dalglish

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The 69-year-old was admitted to hospital last week for treatment of an unrelated illness, but was given a routine test for Covid-19, which showed up positive.

After being released, the former Celtic star paid tribute to the staff who took care of him in the national health service in his column for the Sunday Post.

“They were absolutely brilliant," he wrote.

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"As a nation, we are all very fortunate to have them and I wish them all well as they work tirelessly to help the country through this pandemic.

"People may think my name got me the best of care but every patient in the NHS gets the best of care."

Dalglish will continue his recuperation at home in self-isolation.

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