Professional athletes could be particularly vulnerable to falling seriously ill with the new coronavirus, the head of a global union representing them told Reuters on Thursday.
FILE PHOTO: Participants take part in a parkrun event at Bushy Park in London August 2, 2014. REUTERS/Neil Hall
“The virus may get deep into the lungs, it is a virus that can cause severe damage not only to the lungs but other organs and athletes need to be at a very high level of health and fitness in order to be able to preserve their careers.” Schwab said that if players signed away their rights, they could be denied “the basic economic and legal protection which should go along with being injured or otherwise ill in the ordinary course of work.”
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