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![How dangerous is it to play and cheer again, like the St.Gallen pros in January?]()
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How dangerous is it to play and cheer again, like the St.Gallen pros in January?
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SPD politician, health expert and doctor Karl Lauterbach insists: “I would never take the risk myself as a player.”
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![In a survey of 140 professionals from the Super and Challenge League, 64% of the players said that the season was being canceled.]()
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In a survey of 140 professionals from the Super and Challenge League, 64% of the players said that the season was being canceled.
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![For the Swiss alpine boss Walter Reusser (right), seen here alongside Diego Zueger and Carlo Janka (from left), the health of the athletes is top priority: «It should not be underestimated what this disease can do to the lungs. »]()
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For the Swiss alpine boss Walter Reusser (right), seen here alongside Diego Zueger and Carlo Janka (from left), the health of the athletes is top priority: «It should not be underestimated what this disease can do to the lungs. »
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The European football leagues warm up for the resumption of the championships. But the reservations are great, despite the green light from the majority of politicians. Abort or ghost games? This question divides the football world.
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Now sports doctors bring another aspect into play. They raise the alarm about possible long-term damage for footballers who suffer from the corona virus. In England, club doctors strongly warn against continuing football. And the voices are also increasing in Germany. “Anyone training with Covid-19 risks damaging the lungs, heart and kidneys. I am surprised that players can do that with them, »said SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach in a tweet. In an interview with Bild, he substantiated his concerns. Doing competitive sports with an infection could leave permanent damage. There would be medical reasons to assume that.
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In the words of Wilhelm Bloch from the German Sport University Cologne, this sounds even more dramatic: “An athlete should be concerned that an infection can be the end of his career,” said Bloch in the Sportschau interview. Even young people have seen serious illnesses.
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Less lung capacity can have consequences
In Austria, doctor Franz Hartig discovered scars on the lungs during examinations of recovered divers, which were also found in autopsies of deceased Covid 19 patients. Hartig believes: “The damage to the lungs is irreversible”. Bloch says: “If there are such changes, the question is whether they will go away after months or whether they will stay. And then I have a few percent less lung capacity – for a high-performance athlete, that’s a relatively critical thing. »
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«Would never take the risk»
Swiss Alpine Director Walter Reusser also shares the concerns. He hopes that his athletes will stay healthy, that’s the most important thing, he says in an interview: “It should not be underestimated what this disease can do to the lungs.” The sentence by SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach, who is himself a doctor, should also give food for thought. In the discussion about the possible future continuation of the football season, he says: “I would never take the risk as a player myself.” (pam)
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