Yesterday, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that all sporting events in the country will be canceled until April 3 and that the entire country will be quarantined.
The reason is that Italy is the worst affected country by the corona virus after China, where it all began. Today, 9,172 Italians are confirmed to be infected by the virus and 463 people are confirmed dead.
In Genoa is the national team player Albin Ekdal, everyday in the Serie A club Sampdoria. He tells Studio P1 that it is a very special situation.
- Yesterday I got a lump in my stomach. We have been restricted from leaving the municipality. No restaurants are open after 6pm. It is training and then only home that applies. You just have to wait and listen to new directives from people in power. It affects social life. My family has already gone home to Sweden. It's scary to see everyone dying, health care is on their knees in northern Italy, he says.
"Feels dark"The 30-year-old is behind the decision to stop all sporting events until April 3.
- I think it's the right message today when there are so many people who have died and when so many people get sick every day. Absolutely right not to keep up with sports events and fun, all focus should be on getting the situation settled.
June 12, the idea is to open the European final in Rome. Whether the championship gets lost remains to be seen.
- Right now it feels dark. Football comes second. I hope everyone takes their responsibility and eradicates this disease, so we can return to life and play the European Championships.
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