(Reuters) - Brazilian soccer clubs have joined the fight against coronavirus by offering their stadiums and training grounds to authorities.
"We are putting our training centres at the disposition of the government to receive patients with Covid-19, for as long as they need," Bahia said on twitter.
"We are going to transfer to the Fazendao Covid-19 patients that do not need complex treatments," said Bahia state governor Rui Costa. Sao Paulo also offered their facilities, including the Morumbi stadium that hosted the opening match of last year's Copa America.
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