For nearly three months football enthusiasts in Wuhan were left kicking their heels indoors as the coronavirus raged in the Chinese city at the ...
People play football in a field in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province after coronavirus restrictions were eased AFP/Hector RETAMALWUHAN, China: For nearly three months football enthusiasts in Wuhan were left kicking their heels indoors as the coronavirus raged in the Chinese city at the epicentre of the outbreak.
"I used to juggle the ball with my son at home and pass the ball to each other, and sometimes we went to the underground garage to do exercise." They did so without their masks covering their faces, although some players kept them dangling around their necks."Before the lockdown was lifted everyone felt so oppressed," said the 45-year-old, who would only give the surname Wen.
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