The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continued on Saturday as Liverpool became the latest Premier League club to furlough non-playing staff. 10.55am: England international Danny Rose would have “no problem” contributing a portion of his wages to those fighting the coronavirus outbreak but the on-loan Newcastle defender added Premier League players feel their “backs are against the wall” after politicians joined those calling for action. 1.34pm: Leicester relaunched their Gift of a Wish campaign, allocating funds to causes who work with people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The PA news agency understands around 200 staff, whose work is effectively idle during football’s suspension, are affected. However, the Reds confirmed “those staff will be paid 100 per cent of their salaries”.

Source: Express April 04, 2020 15:45 UTC