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Ogbonna slams Premier League response to coronavirus: It’s like they were waiting for someone to die

The Italy international defender has slammed the response of authorities in the UK in relation to the Covid-19 outbreak

West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna has been highly critical of the manner in which the coronavirus crisis has been handled in England.

Having watched tragic events unfold in his homeland of Italy, where there have been over 17,000 cases of the virus, the 31-year-old was shocked about how sluggish the response was to the crisis from authorities.

Football was suspended as of Friday, with the Premier League not due to resume until the first weekend of April at the earliest.