Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Spurs’ Son told to self-isolate after returning from op in South Korea
Wall of exclusion at border points will keep us safe
PREMIER League football star Son Heung-min has been ordered to self-isolate after returning from his native South Korea.
The Tottenham Hotspur striker travelled to the country – which has the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China – last month for surgery on a broken arm. South Korea reported 571 new cases on Friday, its biggest daily increase in infections, taking its total to 2,337.
Son, 27, had wanted to use the same surgeon who operated on his right arm three years ago and went before protocols were introduced on travel to and from South Korea.
Spurs manager Jose Mourinho said: “I think the normal advice comes from the authorities, comes from the Government. I’m not going to make any comment, I’m no specialist.
“I just get the legal advice and what my club gets from authorities, and of course we follow everything. That’s why I’m saying that Sonny, when he’s back from Seoul, we will have to follow the protocols and we are not going to have him immediately here.”
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It brings it closer to home. But, remember, all our health authorities and doctors are working night and day to protect us.
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This shouldn’t be a cause for alarm and despondency. Quite the opposite. It shows that our systems and testing procedures are in good working order. comfort from the fact our screening procedures are so efficient that the two infected people were recognised and quarantined, so preventing them from infecting other people.
At border checkpoints, everyone entering the country from a possible source of the coronavirus is tested and questioned about possible contact with anyone having the virus. If there’s any possibility, they’ll be quarantined for 14 days.
This erects a virtual wall of exclusion for the virus at our ports, airports and points of entry.
And there’s good evidence that it’s working.