Once the peak of coronavirus transmissions in the country has been surpassed, China begins to glimpse the return to normality and, therefore, the return of its football. The trickle of Spanish players and coaches is already constant, although traveling to the Asian giant is not being easy. Óscar Céspedes, Dani Acosta, Erica Hernández and Jordi EscuraMembers of the Qingdao Huanghai coaching staff led by Juanma Lillo, took almost 48 hours to reach their place of work and now they live their particular Big Brother. “We have a camera that records our door 24 hours a day. We cannot leave for another 14 days,” Escura discovers.
The odyssey of the Spanish expedition began last Monday in Barcelona. His first flight, to Frankfurt, came out to ask: “We did not find any kind of control.” From Germany they traveled to Shanghai, where the complications began: “The flight went well, but after landing we had to wait three hours inside the plane. Then we had to fill out papers, download the app with which they control the disease … “In total, another three hours that led them to miss the flight to Qingdao. Air traffic has been drastically reduced, so they had to wait 13 hours until the next plane: “We had to spend the night there, but we couldn't leave the airport because that would have forced us to quarantine in Shanghaiso we slept in some chairs. “
At eight in the morning the next day, when the endless story seemed to be coming to an end, Céspedes, Acosta, Hernández and Escura found that on the flight, in which they had reserved four seats, there was only room for two people: “We told them we all had to go and they managed to fix it. A girl who looked like she was taken from 'Encounters of the third phase' accompanied us at all times.” Already in Qingdao, the Spanish expedition again passed the relevant controls. Then a coach took them one by one to the door of their house. “A person accompanies you until you enter to ensure that we do not 'escape'In total, almost 48 hours of travel spent “with a cupcake, a bun, a juice, water and crackers.”
Now, both Óscar Céspedes, Dani Acosta, Erica Hernández and Jordi Escura are in guarded 24 hours a day. A camera records their doors to make sure they are quarantined. They cannot leave. Neither to buy: “You have to order anything you want online and the doorman uploads it to the front door“It may be strict, but this is how China has managed to link two days without contagion:” They don't gamble with those of us who come from outside. Every day they come to take our temperature to make sure that the virus does not bounce. “
Forced to turn around
It was complicated, but Céspedes, Acosta, Hernández and Escura managed to get to China. Lucky he didn't run Roberto Mickel, a member of the Shenzhen Sports Directorate. The man from Tenerife traveled to Barcelona, but was forced to turn around due to the impossibility of finding a safe flight to his final destination. “One of the problems is that companies like Qatar Airways or Emirates have canceled their flights from Spain and this greatly reduces the possibility of seeking a safe stopover.“Mickel said on social networks.