The mayor of Bergamo, Italy, Giorgio Gori, said that they are fully convinced in Italy that the main reason for the rapid spread of the new Corona virus (Covid 19) in Italy, as well as Spain, is due to the football match that took place at the San Siro stadium in Milan, the capital Lombardy, the main focus of the virus spread on the European continent, and worldwide, after the Chinese city of Wuhan, is the first virus.
Giorgio Gori said in press statements reported by the Spanish newspaper "AS" today that the match, which took place on February 20 in the first leg of the European Football Championship, went to 44,000 spectators, including thousands of fans of the Spanish club, witnessed the spread of the virus among a number of fans. Besides the players, administrators and a number of media personnel, they were not disclosed early.
He pointed out that the first official case of infection in Italy was recorded three days later, which is widely believed by Italian officials, and even the Spanish now, that this match caused the spread of the virus in Italy and Spain, and then in all parts of Europe, and in many of Countries of the world, as well as a result of the delay in taking quick precautionary measures.
It is noteworthy that the club Valencia announced, earlier, that about half of the team members, players, administrators and others are infected with the virus, along with a large number of fans of the club, and the same in Atalanta. It is noteworthy that the number of injuries in Italy to date amounted to 69 thousand and 176 injuries, including 6,820 deaths, and in Spain 47 thousand and 610 injuries, and 3434 deaths.