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JDT players contribute salaries to Johor Disaster Fund to help coronavirus fight

Players and clubs from all around the world are joining hands in the fight against Covid-19 and Johor Darul Ta'zim players are the latest to do so.

JDT players have joined the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandoski and Joshua Kimmich in donating to their respective charities in the fight against coronavirus pandemic.

Through a statement released on the club's official Facebook page, team captain Hariss said that the squad will be donating part of the salaries to the Johor Disaster Fund.

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Johor where JDT is based is currently the third worst-hit state in Malaysia, recording over 200 cases as of 26 March 2020 as the country enters the second week of the Movement Control Order (MCO).