Mikel Arteta, 37, became the first Premier League manager to test positive for the virus on 12 March.
Arteta reported feeling unwell after it was confirmed Evangelos Marinakis, Olympiakos’ owner, who played Arsenal in the Europa League in February – had coronavirus on 10 March.
The Gunners’ players were due to report for training on Tuesday, after completing 14 days’ isolation following Arteta’s diagnosis, but their return has been postponed.
Several Arsenal players had gone into self-isolation after the news of Marinakis’ positive test, while the Gunners were due to face Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on 11 March.
Speaking on Sunday, Arteta added: “I got a call from the board of directors after training while I was in my car and they told me the president of Olympiakos had tested positive, and everyone who had been in contact was at risk.
“I went on to tell them that I wasn’t feeling well and that we had a situation because we had lots of players that had been in contact with them.
Arteta’s wife Lorena had initially given fans an update on his situation, a couple of days after he tested positive for coronavirus.
In an Instagram video, she said he is ‘feeling fine’ and Lorena also noted that the symptoms would not usually have stopped him going to work.
Lorena said at the time: ‘Under the circumstances that we are right now, I felt the responsibility of sharing our situation.
‘I want to say thank you to everyone who sent good vibes, texts, emails and calls, really it’s been overwhelming.
