Valentino Rossi tests positive for coronavirus

Valentino Rossi has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend’s Aragon MotoGP.

The Italian becomes the first MotoGP rider to test positive for the coronavirus, although paddock members have previously tested positive for COVID-19.

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