Members of the McLaren team work in pit lane at the Albert Park circuit ahead of the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 11, 2020. (WILLIAM WEST / AFP)
BEIJING - Member from McLaren, who tested positive for COVID-19, has been recovered from the coronavirus, announced the McLaren Team.
After the positive result tested, the team member then was self-isolated and treated by the local healthcare authorities.
14 members of the team who came into close contact with him were placed in quarantine
Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren
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Now the member is "recovering well and the symptoms have gone", The team said in a statment.
"14 members of the team who came into close contact with him were placed in quarantine," McLaren CEO Zak Brown said, they "are in good spirits".
"The Racing Director Andrea Stella has stayed in Australia to support those in quarantine, Brown added.
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Earlier this month, McLaren team withdrew from the 2020 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix after a team member was tested positive for the COVID-19 on Thursday night. And the race was then cancelled the following day.