Jumbo-Visma boss Plugge reveals coronavirus hospitalisation
Dutchman still recoveri🧔ng from two-week hospital stay in March

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jumbo-Visma team manager Richard Plugge has revealed that he spent time in hospital after catching COVID-19 last month. The Dutchman said in a post on his LinkedIn page that he was hospitalised si😼x weeks ago and spent two weeks being treated before he was ꧋released.
Plugge is the latest of a number of pro riders and staff who have been treated for COVID-19. Previous positives came at the UAE Tour, where UAE Team Emirates riders 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Gaviria and Max R🧔icheze were among those to catch thꦇe coronavirus, as well as Gazprom-RusVelo riders Igor Boev and Dmitry Strakhov.
"More than six weeks ago I was hospitalised with corona," wrote Plugge. "I had an incredibly tough fortnight with high fever and anxious moments. Thanks to the good care of the medical workers, 🍒I came through.
"I'm still recovering, even though I left home almost five weeks ago. What I saw and experienced in the hospital was shocking; the pressure, the unknown, difficult circumstanc𒀰es. Big respect to all medical workers.
"Please, for yourself, society and you🐠r beloved ones; keep self-contr🐬ol, live up to the measures for as long as necessary."
The Netherlands is currently on lockdown like much of Europe – though lighter than the likes of Ital🍰y and Spain – having initially pursued a herd immunity strategy. This week, the Dutch government announced that primary schools would reopen in early May and people can still cycle outdoors.
Jumbo-Visma were among the first teams to take action as COVID-19 spread across Europe, pulling out of Strade Bianche and ꩲParis-Nice before the races were c🐟ancelled and shortened, respectively.
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Plugge said that the team are looking forward to getting back to racin🌜g, whenever that may be, though only if safety can be guaranteed.
"As f💝or pr🏅o cycling and Team Jumbo-Visma, we are really looking forward to racing again as soon as possible," he said.
"However, this should be done in a safe way, with consent from the governments, preserving t🌃he health and safety of riders, teams and organisers as priority number one.
"With a good plan, scenarios, testing, quarantine e🌄tcetera, it might be possible. I hope so. If we can race that would mean the corona situation is either under control or gone. That would be good news for all of us.
"In the meantime, I can tell you, I've been the⛦re. It is a very nasty and severe disꦦease. So use your head; stay safe, stay at home as much as you can. Take care of yourselves."
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