A French Doctor, Bernard Gonzalez, has committed suicide after testing positive for Coronavirus.
This was revealed on Sunday by French outlet, Le Parisein.
The 60-year-old doctor was said to have taken his own life after his test revealed he has the virus.
Meanwhile, his wife was also reported to have earlier contracted the disease and has been in quarantined.
Reacting to the development, Stade de Reims’ President, Jean-Pierre Caillot, in a statement, described Gonzalez as a great professional of the sport.
Caillot said: “Words fail me. I am stunned by this news.
“This pandemic affects the Stade de Reims in its heart. He was a personality of Reims and a great professional in the sport.
“He was with the club for more than 20 years and carried out his job with the utmost professionalism, in a passionate and even selfless manner.
“Doctor Gonzalez, in the harshest periods of the club, worked on a voluntary basis. He is a precise doctor in his missions and an artist by his passions.
“Today all my thoughts, those of the club, of which he will remain a strong figure, go to his wife and parents.
“Today, it’s a drama that strikes us.”