A short thread on the insanity of the Tory Govt’s reckless approach to Coronavirus, as they refuse to take action to restrict travel from Madrid, despite a major outbreak there, where the contagion rate is growing faster than anywhere else in the world. (1/8)

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In Spain, the authorities have ordered all La Liga games to be played behind closed doors with no fans. That is sensible - and necessary - because there have already been 35 deaths after a 100% increase in cases in less than 2 days, with HALF of them coming in Madrid (2/8)

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That means it is illegal for Atletico Madrid fans to watch their own team in their own stadium, or travel to upcoming games in Bilbao or Pamplona, for fear of the very real risk of spreading the deadly virus and creating a pandemic. (3/8)

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And yet those same fans (thousands of them) ARE allowed to travel to the UK for the CL game at Anfield - through several major transport hubs - and mingle with the population of Liverpool over several days, without tests or restrictions. (4/8)

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They will also be allowed to enter the Anfield stadium, where a crowd of more than 54,000 is expected. LFC are understandably concerned and uncomfortable with the situation. (5/8)

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But without clear advice from the Govt, they can do nothing to prevent the free movement of those fans, under current legislation, while rule restrictions illegal. So they can do nothing to reduce the risk of spread from Madrid, now a major virus hotspot. (6/8)

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The authorities in Spain (and Italy, France, Austria and Germany) are taking decisive action to try and curtail the spread of the virus. Our Tory Govt though, is happy to see unrestricted access for Atletico fans, and has done nothing to help LFC (7/8)

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If there is a major cluster in Liverpool over the next fortnight, then it is easy to see who will be to blame: the complacency of our ridiculous Govt. Over to you, @BorisJohnson (8/8)

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