Portugal’s soccer federation announced Tuesday that superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Ronaldo is not experiencing symptoms and has left the team to isolate, and no other Portuguese players have tested positive, the federation announced.

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Ronaldo was with Portugal’s national team for group-stage play in the UEFA Nations League and was in the team’s starting lineup for Sunday’s scoreless draw with host France. Portugal is scheduled to host Sweden on Wednesday.

On Monday, Ronaldo posted a photo on Instagram of the team gathered at what appears to be a restaurant. None of the players were wearing face coverings or spacing themselves apart.

“United on and off the field!” Ronaldo wrote in the Instagram caption.

Under coronavirus protocolsestablished by European soccer’s governing body, all players, officials and venue staff are tested ahead of every match. Matches may move forward so long as local authorities do not require a large group of players or the entire team to go into isolation.

Many European countries have seen a surge in positive coronavirus tests in recent weeks, leading them to consider and in some cases implement new restrictions on gatherings.

French authorities on Saturday reported a record 27,000 new cases in the previous 24 hours. On Monday, health officials there said the number of people hospitalized for covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, had surpassed 8,600 for the first time since late June.-UEFA/AFP