TOBY’S TABLETS A TONIC FOR THE SICK AND ISOLATED
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outside for their regular medicine. It felt like the last half hour of everyone’s lives, it was a very surreal and unique feeling.
“Everybody was wandering around at 12 o’clock and then everybody disappeared. It’s
TOTTENHAM’S Toby Alderweireld is donating dozens of electronic tablets to hospitals and nursing homes.
The Belgium defender (left) wants to help sick and isolated people keep in contact with family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a video on his Twitter page, he said: “I hope everyone something we’ve never experienced before but at the same time allows you to really reflect on what you’ve got.
“We’ve all had a number of years where we’ve been fortunate in so many areas.
“People before us have gone is following the Government measures to stop the further spread of coronavirus.
“This virus creates many needs, especially the lack of person contact.
“People that are sick can’t see their friends or family, so my plan is to buy dozens of tablets to give to hospitals and nursing homes, so people can video chat with their loved through the wars and everything that went with that – hopefully this brings the best out of people and when it’s over we’ll all be more grateful for things.”
McNamara’s squad have been carrying out “prisonstyle” training routines at home and competing in WhatsApp challenges between themselves, with no certainty over when they will next play.
The one positive for McNamara has been the time to focus on French lessons, which saw him address Catalans supporters in the language in a Twitter update this week.
He added: “If there was a school report on me they’d say good effort, tries his hardest but a long way to go.
“What this has done is give you a chance to focus solely on something like this.
“When the season gets up and running you’re on that rugby league treadmill and it’s hard to concentrate on other things.
“If there’s a little bit of a good thing to come out of this for me it’s hopefully that I can really get stuck into it and come out with some better French.” ones and friends, to get through this tough period.
“In the next days and weeks I’m trying to get those tablets to places where they can help.
“I hope anyone that can spare, or give, or do something to help a little bit the people in need, to see family and friends, will do because it will help a lot. We stay together strong.”
Alderweireld’s team-mate
Lucas Moura has told of his fears for his family back home in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In a “stay safe” message to fans yesterday, the 27-year-old (right) said: “I’m worried about my parents because for older people it’s worse. I think about them all the time. I’ve never seen a situation like this.
“It’s strange for everyone, different for everyone.”