New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has been cleared of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) nearly one week after he announced testing positive for the respiratory illness.

On Wednesday, the 56-year-old called into Louisiana radio show Sports Talk with Bobby Hebert & Kristian Garic, where he shared that he had recovered from COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms for over a week.

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The coach explained that when he began to experience “some flu-like symptoms,” he got tested for the virus and began to self-quarantine the following day.

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