Gay's message after his positive for coronavirus: “Let's not collapse our Health. The elderly need it”

Monday,
16
March
2020

09:18

The side with Mangala, Garay, the delegate and a doctor has tested positive for Covid 19. They are all isolated from their families and asymptomatic. More positive are expected

Gay's message on his Instragram account.
E.M.

Valencia CF detected a focus of coronavirus in their squad that has already affected Ezequiel GarayJos Luis Gay, Eliaquim Mangala. All three tested positive for the Covid 19 test, which the staff underwent two days ago, and which also detected the presence of the virus in the body of the delegate, Paco Camarasa, and the doctor Juan Aliaga.

The players are isolated in their homes, asymptomatic and waiting for more cases to be confirmed. The first to confirm that he has contracted the disease was Garay, who made it public on his social networks, as Mangala also later did. But the message that has penetrated is that of Jos Luis Gay.

The Valencian winger took the opportunity to ask that health not collapse in cases of positives. “Let's not collapse our Health. Now, it is our elders who need it the most and it is the serious cases that have to be attended to by our health heroes, “he asked, while thanking all the members of the Spanish health and security forces. . “They are the true heroes of this pandemic.”

The tests were repeated yesterday afternoon to several members of the squad, the technical staff and the club employees who are in direct contact with the first squad. It is possible that the number of infections today reaches ten.

The first to feel discomfort was Dr. Aliaga, after returning from the game against Alavs in Vitoria, the main contagion zone after Madrid, on Friday, March 6. Since then he has had no contact with the team.

Valencia's rivals, both Alavs himself and Atalanta, have been put on alert. In fact, the Italians have quarantined the entire squad that traveled to Valencia.

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