MOSCOW- Leonid Fedun, a co-owner of Russian oil company Lukoil, has tested positive for coronavirus and been taken to hospital, soccer club Spartak said in a statement.

Fedun owns Spartak and chairs its board of directors.

Reuters could not reach Lukoil for immediate comment.

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