New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Tests Positive for COVID-19

Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints looks from the sideline during the second half of a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 16, 2016. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton told news outlets on Thursday that he has tested positive for the CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus.

The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic.