West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna has blasted the Premier League and British authorities for its tactics in the fight against coronavirus.
Ogbonna suggested that the powers that be ‘were waiting for someone to die before taking action’.
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Ogbonna has had some strong words about the way COVID-19 is being dealt with in the UK
The decision was made to suspend the top four divisions in English football on Friday after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for COVID-19.
It means there will be no Premier League football until April 4 at the earliest, however, it’s been suggested that none of the clubs will kick a ball for the remainder of the season – FA chairman Greg Clarke is understood to have told the Premier League that the season will not be completed.
However, the Premier League only took this action following the news about Arteta and Hudson-Odoi and Ogbonna is astonished with the way the disease is being tackled in the UK.
“I am happy and relieved that everything has now been suspended, including the minor leagues. It was almost as if they wanted to ignore such a serious problem,” Italy international Ogbonna told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
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“It’s not just football, but this problem is ingrained in the English mentality. They still don’t realise the danger of a virus that can be passed on in seconds if you don’t behave in the right way.
“It’s completely unacceptable that the Arsenal game against us was allowed to go ahead. They had just played against Olympiakos, whose president tested positive for Coronavirus.
“It’s almost as if they were waiting for someone to die before taking action.”
Coronavirus is rapidly spreading across the country with the National Health Service confirming a rise in confirmed cases to 1,140 with 21 deaths so far.
Ogbonna also issued a warning to the UK that the Coronavirus is not being dealt with correctly.
“I haven’t been tested or checked over in any way. That is another testament to an attitude that is at the very least superficial,” he added.
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