Brighton’s Amex Stadium turned into coronavirus testing centre to help government cope with pandemic
BRIGHTON’S Amex stadium has been turned into a coronavirus testing centre to help the government cope with the pandemic.
The Seagulls’ ground is set to become the south coast’s biggest drive-in coronavirus testing centre.
The killer virus continues to sweep across the nation with a devastating impact, with the UK death toll at 16,060.
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The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in most sport around the globe being either cancelled or postponed – and there has been no top-flight football in England since March 13.
With the Premier League suspended indefinitely, the Seagulls are pitching in to assist the NHS and other key workers during the current coronavirus crisis.
Brighton chief executive Paul Barber said in a statement on the club’s website: “The centre was scheduled to see more than 50 NHS frontline workers on Saturday afternoon, and they will have the results of their tests within 48 hours.
“Within a few days, the site should reach its capacity of up to 1,000 tests a day,
“We have committed to do everything we can to assist the NHS and other key workers in this crisis.
“We have already opened up the doors of the training ground, as well as the stadium, to be used by the NHS, emergency services and local authority for training, storage or whatever they feel it can be used for in the fight against this pandemic.”
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Premier League bosses maintain that they want the 2019/20 played out with 92 games remaining.
On 12 April, it was reported that the Premier League could return in June or July as a solely ‘TV event’, with it suggested that Wembley could be used to stage up to FOUR games a day to make it happen.
Other Prem clubs have been offering up there grounds in a bid to help the NHS fightback against coronavirus.
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The North London club is letting the NHS use its new £1billion arena as a giant Covid-19 swabbing centre and medical day centre.
Manchester City threw open the doors of the Etihad to the NHS to help them in their battle against the killer virus.
It is most likely being used as a training base for doctors and nurses to make sure they are fully prepared but the NHS are reportedly free to do whatever they feel is right with the space.
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