Real Madrid's stadium to be used in fight against coronavirus - MW

The Santiago Bernabéu will be transformed into a center for the storage and distribution of medical equipment donated to the health authorities as the coronavirus crisis continues in Spain.

Two days ago, the head of the Madrid regional government, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, publicly thanked Real Madrid for what she called a major donation in medical documents, after a conversation with the president. Club, Florentino Pérez. A donation is also made by Atlético Madrid. Now the Spanish sports council and Real Madrid have declared that their famous 78,000-seat stadium would be used to store the contributions made in the fight against Covid-19.

Madrid will use its charitable foundation to receive financial donations and has set up a point of contact to collect and receive donations which will then be stored at the stadium, the agency that was donated to the ministry. Health.

This decision continues the trend of emergency solutions to the crisis, the buildings being adjusted to support the State. A 5,000-bed field hospital has been erected at the IF IFema congress center in Madrid and a nearby ice rink has been transformed into a morgue. The Madrid stadium hosted the World Cup final, the European Cup and the Copa Libertadores.

Spain has the second highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world, after Italy and China. Of 4,089 people died Thursday morning, 2,090 were in Madrid.

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Madrid community, who tested positive for the coronavirus, thanked David de Gea Thursday evening after the Manchester United goalkeeper had committed a significant sum in the fight against Encore.

Meanwhile, Barcelona has not yet reached an agreement with its players to apply a salary cut of up to 70% as long as the course on coronaviruses lasts in Spain. The players are expected to accept a pay cut and discussions are still ongoing, but in consultation with the AFE Alliance players, they have rejected the first proposal.

The aim of all measures is to apply equally to all club athletes, from men's and women's soccer teams to B teams and to those under 19 for basketball, handball and futsal players . and hockey. But the impact will be perceived differently between each area and negotiations will also continue with players from other club sports.

Labor law in Spain allows companies to apply ERTES - a temporary measure to fire workers or cut wages in cases like these - but Barcelona likes to settle the deal. If they do not reach an agreement, the club may apply unilateral modifications but it does not wish to do so. The relationship between the meeting room and the locker room was widespread. The measures are also likely to apply to non-sports employees.

MW