Real
Madrid have made their Santiago Bernabeu stadium available to store
medical supplies as Spain continues to fight against the coronavirus
pandemic.
The death toll in the country has now surpassed China and is the second highest in the world behind Italy.
Over 56,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 with the nation’s 15-day lockdown expected to be extended on Sunday.
The Health Ministry reported 655 deaths and 8,578 new cases over the past 24 hours.
The capital has been the country’s worst-hit area, accounting for over 2,000 deaths and 17,000 cases.
The
city is expected to receive an influx of medical supplies which the
club will help store in conjunction with the country’s Superior Sports
Council.
They have also offered to act as an intermediary
for organisations and businesses looking to make financial donations for
the provision of medical supplies, which would be then delivered to the
Ministry of Health.
‘Thanks to the close collaboration
between the two institutions, the Santiago Bernabeu stadium will be
turned into an adapted space used to store donations of medical supplies
in the fight against the pandemic,’ Real said in a statement.
‘All
of this material will be given to the Spanish health authorities, who
are under the authority of the government, in order that the resources
be used optimally and efficiently, which is necessary given the current
emergency.
‘The club will also allow entities and
businesses, especially those linked to sport, the possibly to make
donations, either economic or in the form of materials required by the
Ministry of Health.’
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