Two Newcastle players, defender Jamaal Lascelles and Frenchman Allan Saint-Maximin, suffer from a severe form of Covid-19. Their coach is worried about them.
It is a worried Steve Bruce who presented himself at a press conference on Monday. The coach of Newcastle returned to the coronavirus epidemic that affected the Magpies a month ago, and revealed that two players on his team were suffering from a long form of Covid-19. Bruce did not give their names at first, but lthe club then confirmed that he was indeed the defender and captain Jamaal Lascelles (27 years old) and the French attacking midfielder Allan Saint-Maximin (23 years).
“My thoughts are with both players and their health, Steve Bruce said. It’s scary to think that these are young athletes, in great shape. If anyone needs to remember how serious this can be (the Covid-19, note), we have witnessed it. We had vomiting, sores, mouth ulcers, no smell, no taste, but most importantly, and what is worrying, is the health of one or two of them. It’s not great at all. “
Unable to stand for more than 30 minutes …
“This long-term Covid is something you wouldn’t think possible in young fit athletes. Unfortunately, this is so, Bruce continued, before describing the daily life of his two players for the past month. They walk around for half an hour, then they have to go back to bed. It’s as brutal as that. Fatigue is the one thing that hit them all. For two of them, it’s beyond that. We hope there is light at the end of the tunnel, but some find it difficult. “
Lascelles and Saint-Maximin have not played since November 21. We hope to see them again soon on the Premier League grounds.
Two Newcastle players Lascelles and Saint-Maximin suffering from long Covid19 with their manager revealing they have suffered from vomiting, sores and mouth ulcers, cannot even walk for 30 mins before needing to go to bed and he fears for their long-term health pic.twitter.com/0mSjTmQIJA
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