Questions have been asked as to whether resuming football would put an unnecessary strain on medical authorities in terms of personal protection and testing equipment, to which Seifert replied: “Professional football would not even consume 0.4 percent of the available testing capacity in the country.”
Indeed, the Bundesliga are said to be involved in talks with at least five different laboratories to ensure sufficient safety guidelines are put in place and the required testing is carried out.
The women’s Bundesliga and 3.Bundesliga will not go ahead as early as the men’s two top tiers, but a €7.5 million solidarity fund raised by Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig has been made available to ensure the long-term future of those leagues.
But while fans could be forgiven for getting excited about a potential return to action in early May, German chancellor Angela Merkel also spoke on Thursday and stated that the nation is merely “at the beginning” of the crisis, not the end point, and should continue to treat the situation with the appropriate respect and intelligence.(Goal.com)