MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:21 p.m.) — Philippine tennis phenom Alex Eala and her older brother Miko are staying safe in novel coronavirus (COVID-19)-hit Spain. The Eala siblings, scholars in the Rafael Nadal Academy (RNA) in Manacor, Spain, were forced into lockdown following the spread of the virus across the country. Philstar.com spoke to Mike Eala, the father of Alex and Miko, about the state of the two tennisters overseas. "They're both back in Spain and have been on lockdown since March 17," he added. But the whole country of Spain has seen about 174,000 cases across the country with more than 18,000 dead.

Source: Philippine Star April 15, 2020 05:45 UTC