Real Madrid open medical supply centre at Santiago Bernabeu to fight coronavirus pandemic

Real Madrid's home stadium, Santiago Bernabeu has been turned into a large medical stor facility as Spanish club aims to work with health authorities to fight coronavirus outbreak in Spain. re are over 50,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Spain with a death toll crossing 4,000. Spanish capital remains worst affected in Spain with a death toll rth of 2,000.

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Real Madrid medical supply centre: Club tries to work with Spanish health authorities

Spanish giants released an official statement to anunce that club is collaborating with  High Council for Sport (CSD) to launch a project that will 'supply and distribute strategic medical supplies to be used in battle against  COVID-19 pandemic'.

statement furr read that all medical supplies will be passed on to Spanish heath authorities so that resources are utilised in most efficient manner to fight outbreak.

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Real Madrid medical supply centre: Santiago Bernabeu medical stor centre for donations

Real Madrid also stated that makeshift Santiago Bernabeu medical facility will provide an avenue for organisations, particularly in sports sector, to come forward and make ir contributions amid dire circumstances in Spain. Per Real Madrid's statement, ' Ministry of Health will be responsible for allocating donations to centres and organisations in greatest need'.

Coronavirus in Spain: Sergio Ramos pledges to fight LaLiga coronavirus

Apart from club actively participating in Spain's fight against COVID-19, several Real Madrid stars have donated to ir local communities for coronavirus relief. Real Madrid's captain and global ambassador of  United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), recently anunced on social media that he will be donating 264,571 masks, 1,000 items of protective equipment and 15,000 tests to fight coronavirus in Spain. 

Sergio Ramos also ted that in his collaboration with UNICEF, he received considerable support from club and various members from squad. 

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Coronavirus in Spain: LaLiga coronavirus

LaLiga has suffered massively due to pandemic. Valencia players including likes of Ezequiel Garay and Eliaquim Mangala tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month. Spanish club Alaves also ted that 15 members of ir squad including players and staff contracted coronavirus. 

fate of current season remains clouded under se circumstances. While postponement of Euro 2021 came as a relief for Spanish Football Federation, date of resumption of 2019-20 LaLiga season remains unkwn.

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