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2020-03-27T06:58:04.247Z
Barcelona lowers the wages of Lionel Messi and the other star players in the football club, as an economic consequence of the corona crisis and the spread of the new virus in Spain. “The working days have been shortened by the circumstances and the measures implemented. As a consequence, there will be a proportional reduction in the compensation provided for in each contract, ”Barcelona said in a statement.
Spain has been in quarantine for just under a week and a half and is the European country after Italy that has been hit hardest by the corona virus. So far, more than 56,000 people have tested positive for the virus and over 4,000 have died.
Barcelona, which lowers the salaries of all employees during the quarantine period, has offered the club's facilities to help the health care in the Catalonia region.
Source: svt
