Italy-based
midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has hit out at Ghanaians over their lack of
awareness amidst the coronvirus pandemic insisting the deadly disease outbreak
globally has become a matter of jokes in his home country.
Ghana has so far recorded six cases of
COVID-19 within two days and the Hellas Verona star who plies his trade in one
of the hardest hit countries thinks it is about time the West African country
takes matters seriously.
On Sunday, President Nana Akufo-Addo
banned all public gatherings including the ongoing Ghana Premier League for the next four weeks as part ofmeasures to stop the spread of novel coronavirus in the country.
"I think as Ghanaians we joke a
lot with very serious issues. I have been reading on social media how people
are circulating fake news and playing with it,” Badu said on Angel FM.
“This is how Italians started with it
and now the whole country is at standstill.
“It is never true that coronavirus
doesn't infect black people. As I speak, two black footballers have contracted
it in Italy. Myself, I have been placed under self-isolation because my club
faced a club that's got 8 players testing positive.
"If I need anything, you just have
to put on club WhatsApp page so that club physio will buy for you.
"For one week now, I'm in the
house alone and even the team physio who buys me groceries is not allowed to
get in contact with me. He just places them at my doorstep and disappears. It
is a very scary and sad situation here."
Last week, the Italian government
launched an all-out battle against its coronavirus outbreak: The entire
country, home to over 60 million people, is on lockdown.
The coronavirus has infected 15,113
people and killed at least 1,016 in Italy as of Friday.
Although nearly 65% of all recorded
coronavirus cases worldwide have been in China, Italy is the hardest-hit nation
outside of Asia.
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