Celtic midfielder Nir Bitton has tested positive for COVID-19 while on international duty with Israel, the Scottish Premiership club said on Saturday.Bitton was part of the Israel squad which lost 5-3 on penalties to Scotland in Thursday’s Euro 2020 playoff game at Hampden Park in Glasgow.Earlier, Ryan Christie went into self-isolation after coming in contact with Scotland team mate Stuart Armstrong who tested positive for COVID-19, while forward Odsonne Edouard also returned a positive result when playing for France’s Under-21 team.console.log("catid body is "+catID);if(catID==120){document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(catID!=69 && catID!=2){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script); }"Clearly, recent events during this international period are very concerning and frustrating," said a club statement. "The current situation has presented huge challenges for all within football and wider society which we do not underestimate in any way."
