Both PCR tests of the Erlangen Duos fell positively on Friday night. As the DHB announced on Saturday, the CT values ​​ to a low infectivity. Steiner and Firer are the cases 12 and 13 in the German team, both players in the EM district in Bratislava in their rooms in complete isolation.

Steiner had already been positively tested on Wednesday on the coronavirus, but after two negative findings was allowed to play on Thursday against Spain (23:29) at short notice. The 32-year-old spoke of a huge chaos. Also, on Friday against Norway (23:28) of left-handed people in the field. Circular runner Fischer had been post-nominated because of the many Coronafälle, but did not play a game at the EM.

Gílson hopes for Christmas

The duo is not available to the German team in the outstanding main round games against Sweden on Sunday (18.00 pm / ARD) and Russia next Tuesday. Whether national coach Alfred Gílson in the duel with the World Cup Second Sweden can also have a complete 16er squad, is extremely questionable. There was no astronomy. The 62-year-old Icelander man still hopes the return of infected players to the tournament. That would be like Christmas for me, Gílson said after the Norway game.

Firer came since his arrival last Tuesday to five negative test results. In addition to a shared armature warming on Thursday, he had no contact without FFP2 mask to delegation members, it said from DHB.