BRAZIL

While football matches have been suspended in Brazil, the stadiums, however, will still be full as top football clubs are handing over the keys to health authorities. More than half of the 20 teams in Brazil’s Serie A league, including current South American champions Flamengo, are allowing the space to be used to assist fighting the virus as medical centres struggle to cope with the numbers of people needing care. Authorities in São Paulo said they would install 200 beds in a field hospital at the Pacaembu municipal stadium to relieve pressure on overcrowded hospitals, while a temporary clinic is being set up in one of the lounges inside the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos. We’re looking forward to the day it’s once again a football pitch.

Images: Brazil

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