Published 12:17 IST, March 18th 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo's hometown Madeira rocked by earthquake as Juve star self-quarantines
Cristiano Ronaldo self-quarantine: Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo's hometown Madeira was struck by a low-magnitude earthquake this week.
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Juventus star Cristia Ronaldo has been enduring a difficult time since past few weeks. Portuguese international has undergone self-quarantine in his hometown of Meira, Portugal fearing coronavirus outbreak. However, his island hometown was recently rocked by a low-magnitude earthquake.
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Earthquake strikes Meira amid Cristia Ronaldo self-quarantine
According to Portuguese media, Meira was rocked by an earthquake on Sunday, March 15. It is reported that earthquake hit 3.8-mark on Richter scale with its epicentre said to be 51 km away from Funchal, capital of Meira. However, re have been reports of any casualties due to natural calamity. Meanwhile, five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been unaffected too.
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Cristia Ronaldo self-quarantine: Juve superstar travels to Meira to visit his mor
Cristia Ronaldo h to rush to Meira to visit his ailing mor. Dolores Aveiro suffered a stroke, after which Portuguese forward h to leave first-team training to be by his mor’s side. winger n returned to Turin to participate in team’s training, only to return to Meira a few days later.
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Cristia Ronaldo self-quarantine: Italy is most affected European nation
Cristia Ronaldo was vised to undergo self-quarantine after his Juventus teammate Daniele Rugani tested positive for coronavirus. Portuguese international decided to fly down to his hometown which felt much safer than Italy, by Ronaldo's own mission. Italy has become most affected European country by pandemic, second only to China globally. Thousands of people have died in country.
Cristia Ronaldo self-quarantine: Juve forward expresses concerns on Juventus coronavirus situation
Later, it was reported that ar Juventus star Paulo Dybala tested positive for coronavirus. However, club later denied any such report, claiming that Argentine international was fit and doing fine. Cristia Ronaldo also issued a statement expressing his concerns on pandemic that has gripped world.
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Cristia Ronaldo self-quarantine: Player expresses remorse on several deaths
Cristia Ronaldo expressed remorse for all those who h lost ir lives in this battle against Coronavirus. He also extended his solidarity to those who are undergoing treatment for same, particularly mentioning his teammate Daniele Rugani. He ackwledged determination of health professionals across world in ir untiring efforts in curbing menace.
Cristia Ronaldo buys island to escape pandemic
It was also reported that Cristia Ronaldo h bought an entire island to isolate himself and his family. As per Portuguese media reports, Juventus forward has bought an island in Pacific ocean to escape impact of coronavirus. His girlfriend Georgina Rodriquez posted pictures of ir new island-mansion on Instagram as well.
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Juventus coronavirus update: All games suspended
Fearing pandemic, all major sporting events across Europe have been suspended. Italy is most affected country and has suspended Serie A games until April in order to avoid mass congregation of people. Meanwhile, UEFA has anunced suspension of Champions League and Europa League fixtures until furr tice. European governing body could also anunce postponement of Euro 2020 until next year.
14:38 IST, March 17th 2020