The scenario from Bergamo could be repeated in Liverpool, also because of the football match!
Experts from England warn that the city is in danger of experiencing the same or a similar fate due to the second leg of the Champions League Round of 2 between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid (3:11), played on March 54.000 at "Anfield" in front of XNUMX fans.
One of the causes of the disaster in Lombardy is the duel between Atalanta and Valencia in Milan (4:1) on February 19. At that time, the match of the elite competition was watched by 40.000 spectators, and soon after that, the dangerous virus spread at an enormous speed.
The worst is in Bergamo, because it turned out that almost a third of the population of that city was at the game against Valencia.
Now something similar could happen in Liverpool, where the number of infected until yesterday was 309, and 21 people died.
The director of the City Institute for Public Health in Liverpool, Matthew Ashton, believes that it was a mistake that the match with Atlético took place and that it affected the increase in sick people.
"It was not the right decision to organize that match, although it was certainly not intentional. Maybe the authorities did not understand the seriousness of the situation at the time. Although we will never know, the match with Atlético could be one of the events that influenced the increase in numbers infected in Liverpool. The event will definitely be the subject of research, so that we can learn something and not repeat similar mistakes," said Matthew Ashton for "The Guardian".
On the day of the match, six cases of the virus were confirmed in Liverpool, but Madrid was already the focus of the infection, and 3.000 Athletic fans came to the Island.
Not long after, the Spanish government closed kindergartens, schools and colleges, introduced measures, while in Britain citizens continued to live without restrictions. All public gatherings, such as football matches, were allowed.
Professor John Ashton, the former Regional Director of Public Health for the North West of England, was outraged by the approach of the state authorities before the clash between Liverpool and Athletic.
"We allowed 3.000 fans to come from an area where the contagion had already broken out and that was fundamentally wrong. The same goes for the argument that outdoor events are not a threat. I hope I'm wrong, but I believe it was inflicted that night "It's a great pity. It's usually the case that people start showing symptoms a week after the infection, some a little later. Unfortunately, after 20 days there were deaths in Liverpool, so some of these cases certainly coincide in time with that match," he emphasized. John Ashton.
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