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Napoli ignore coronavirus warning to set training date

Napoli will return to training next week despite being warned it would be dangerous with Italy in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

There has been no sport in Italy since March 9 as a result of the spread of COVID-19, with the Serie A initially going behind closed doors before the shut down occurred.

The virus has killed 4,032 in the country, more than any other nation, with the north regions of Bergamo and Lombardy particularly hard hit.

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Damiano Tommasi, president of the Italian Players' Union (AIC), stated it would be dangerous for players to return to work with a lockdown still imposed across the nation.