MADRID: Spain's health minister Salvador Illa said on Sunday (Apr 26) it would be 'imprudent' to promise the football season would restart before ...
It would be imprudent to promise a resumption of La Liga before the summer, said Spain's health minister. AFP/LLUIS GENEMADRID: Spain's health minister Salvador Illa said on Sunday it would be"imprudent" to promise the football season would restart before the summer as the country took steps to ease one of the world's toughest coronavirus lockdowns.
"I can't tell you right now if professional football is going to be able to restart its activities before the summer. It would be imprudent on my part," he said during a daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic.The minister sounded a note of caution over La Liga plans to test players for the virus before returning to training and resuming a season suspended on Mar 12, saying giving priority to footballers might breach government policy.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday that Spaniards will be allowed out for exercise and to take walks from next weekend, with the state of emergency extended this week until May 9.Unlike most other countries, since imposing a lockdown on Mar 14, Spain has not allowed anyone out for walks, jogs or bike rides, allowing them to leave home only to buy food or medicine, briefly walk the dog or for a medical emergency.
With more than 23,000 coronavirus fatalities, Spain has the third highest death toll in the world after the United States and Italy.
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