Milan legend Paolo Maldini talked about his experience with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), and criticized how to deal with the epidemic that has killed more than 18,000 people worldwide so far.
"I still have a mild cough, but the worst is over," said the former Milan player, who currently holds an administrative position on the team.
"I have lost the sense of smell and I cannot taste. I hope that they will be restored soon. It is similar to having a regular flu but with some differences," he added in an interview with Corriere dello Sport.
He pointed out that the symptoms appear suddenly and quickly with greater pain exhausting the body, a feeling of shortness of breath and a sense of constriction at the level of the chest.
The former Italy captain said the body was dealing with a new virus and fighting an unknown enemy, and made it clear that he had not yet known where he and his son Daniel had been infected.
Maldini criticized the delay in taking strict decisions to confront the epidemic, including freezing matches, and said that this decision was supposed to be taken early, and considered that it was crazy to hold the Liverpool and Atletico Madrid match in the second leg of the Champions League final on March 11, and in the presence of Tens of thousands of fans.
Paolo Maldini, 51, fought his full stadium career with Milan, and is currently the technical director of the club, and was one of the best defenders of Italy ever, and shares the record for the most number of matches in the domestic league with 647 games, while Daniel (18 years) His first game with the first team this season.