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‘These days are showing who the true heroes are’ – Gundogan on coronavirus isolation

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has said that the coronavirus crisis has shown the world that the “true heroes” in the world todays are the medical staff who look after the population and has lifted the lid on what he is doing during this period of isolation.

Across the globe, there have been close to 200,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nearly 8,000 deaths, prompting the shutdown of whole countries.

Football has been touched by the pandemic, with all of the world’s major competitions put on hold, Euro 2020 pushed back by a year to 2021 and numerous players found to be infected.