The effects of COVID-19 pandemic in volleyball players and sports clubs in Greece
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
According to World Health Organization, COVID-19 is a novel form of Coronavirus which has spread from its initial identifica-tion in Wuhan (China) and has been declared a pandemic. With the continuing Coronavirus spur the public, also Volleyball athletes have been advised by health authorities to suspend training and stay indoors. Cities have taken unprecedented measures, including gyms, sport venues and all sports clubs closed. The Greek govem-ment has ordered a nationwide closure, as an emergency measure, to prevent spreading of the infection. Estimated over hundreds of thousands athletes are confined to their homes.
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| Notations: | sport games social sciences management and organisation of sport biological and medical sciences |
| Tagging: | Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemie |
| Published in: | The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11414-2 |
| Volume: | 60 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| Pages: | 1603-1604 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | intermediate |