Nurmadmadov urges the Dagestans to "discipline" after his father was injured in Koruna
The Russian mixed martial arts champion Habib Nurmadmadov called on the residents of the Republic of Dagestan to adhere to the instructions for domestic isolation, after his father was placed on a respirator to be infected with the emerging corona virus.
Nurmadmadov, who did not lose the light weight in the UFC Championship (the "Ultimate Fighting Championship"), resorted to (Instagram) to urge people in the small republic, located in the northern Caucasus region, to "discipline" and "listen to doctors", During the Corona pandemic.
Nurmadmadov, 31, is considered one of the most famous athletes in his hometown, whom officials described as "disastrous" in terms of the outbreak of the "Covid-19" virus, forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene. The government has promised to send additional equipment to the area, where more than 600 people have died of "pneumonia," according to health officials in the country.
In a video posted on his account, which is followed by more than 20 million people, Al-Nisr said that doctors are "begging" people to stay in their homes, even in light of the readiness of the Muslim-majority republic to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr weekend. "The situation is very difficult. I personally have more than twenty of my relatives ... They were in intensive care. Many of them left us. Many of my acquaintances died," Nurmadmedov said. His father was in a "very serious condition", adding that "in addition to this virus, he started suffering from heart problems."
"We must be more united today than ever before. To show our courage, our character and our discipline ... The hospitals are crowded, there are a lot of patients and deaths."
On Monday, news agencies reported that his father, Abd al-Moneim Nurmadmedov, who trained him from a young age, was placed on a respirator in a Moscow hospital. The number of infections in Russia has risen dramatically in the past few days and has become the second globally after the United States, with about 300,000 injuries.