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'People are dead and dying' - Wolves boss Nuno slams 'absurd' decision to continue playing amid coronavirus pandemic

The Premier League outfit were forced to travel to Greece in the middle of the outbreak despite requesting the fixture be suspended

Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo believes it is "absurd" to keep football going amid the widespread chaos caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

On Wednesday the World Health Organisation officially declared a pandemic as the disease continues to spread across the globe.

All sporting activity in China, the first country where Covid-19 was detected, has been halted for over a month, with Italy following suit this week as cases multiply in the European nation - including two footballers, Juventus' Davide Rugani and Manolo Gabbiadini of Sampdoria.