Borussia Dortmund set up coronavirus treatment centre at Westfalenstadion
By Tushar Bahl
Borussia Dortmund have announced that they will be making the Westfalenstadion available to help with the treatment of people with suspected cases of coronavirus.
Starting tomorrow, the Westfalenstadion, also known as the Signal Iduna Park, will serve as an outpatient facility to provide care and treatment for people with suspected cases of coronavirus, and patients with associated symptoms such as respiratory issues and fever.
The stadium will supplement the existing GPs in Dortmund in order to provide qualified care to those in need. It is hoped that this will help interrupt chains of infection as contact with other patients, doctors and other staff can be avoided. It will also help expand the facilities available for medical teams to deal with the influx of patients. The treatment centre will be open daily, and is aimed to help those who are showing symptoms of the Covid-19 infection.
"Hans Joachim Watzke said, “Our stadium is the city’s flagship, a fixed point for almost everyone in Dortmund and thanks to its technical, infrastructural and spatial conditions, the ideal place to actively help people who are potentially infected by the corona virus or who complain of corresponding complaints, especially now. It is our duty and desire to do everything in our power to help these people.”"
The decision to make the Signal Iduna Park open as a coronavirus treatment centre shows Borussia Dortmund’s continued commitment to help the society in these uncertain times.
The Borussia Dortmund players have already revealed that they will waive 20% of their wages, while high ranking club officials including Hans Joachim Watzke, Michael Zorc, Sebastian Kehl and head coach Lucien Favre have also forgone a portion of their salaries to help other employees keep their jobs.
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The Black and Yellows and the Bundesliga’s other top three clubs have also come together to contribute a total 20 million euros, which will be distributed among financially weaker clubs in the top two divisions of German football.