In Italy’s top football league, Serie A, the number of cases among professional footballers rose to 13 when Juventus’ French midfielder Blaise Matuidi and Hellas Verona player Mattia Zaccagni tested positive. But a series of campaigns by clubs, players and owners has helped fight back against a crisis that is being felt at every level of Italian society. First-team players and staff at Inter have donated 500,000 euros while crowdfunding campaigns set up by Roma, AC Milan, Juventus and Fiorentina have each raised more than 420,000 euros. Italian football unites to raise millions for health systemhttps://t.co/iFUSlGFiAh https://t.co/iFUSlGFiAh — The Star (@staronline) March 20, 2020A campaign set up by Lazio highlighted the importance of people continuing to go and give blood, reassuring house-bound residents that it is permitted and safe to do so. Former Roma and Italy forward Francesco Totti also weighed in, donating 15 machines for monitoring vital signs to a hospital in Rome.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 20, 2020 11:26 UTC