Cristiano Ronaldo has emerged out of his own battle with the coronavirus with an eye towards helping Portugal overcome the outbreak.
The Juventus website has reported the striker will be converting his hotels into medical centres to help those suffering during these difficult times.
Marca reports that Ronaldo’s CR7 hotels will be transformed into temporary hospitals which will be free of charge.
The soccer icon will be covering all expenses involved in the temporary solution, including doctors and medical staff.
Ronaldo recently expressed his concerns over the outbreak, commenting on social media that:
“The world is going through a very difficult moment which demands the utmost care and attention from all of us. I speak to you today not as a football player, but as a son, father, a human being concerned with the latest developments that is affecting the whole world.”
Briefly.co.za reported that Ronaldo had been declared free of the virus, despite being held in quarantine. However grim the situation, girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez afforded the world small glimpses into their stunning hideaway, where they will be waiting out the pandemic.
The luxury villa boasted Atlantic Ocean views on the island of Madeira, complete with a private rooftop pool.
Citizens took to social media to applaud Ronaldo a hero for his efforts to help his country overcome the virus. Take a look at just a few responses to this kind and selfless gesture below:
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo will transform his chain of hotels into hospitals where the Coronavirus infected patients in Portugal will be able to be treated completely free of charge.
— FutbolBible (@FutbolBible) March 15, 2020
CR7 will also cover the salaries of all the doctors and workers. Incredible gesture, what a man. 👏❤ pic.twitter.com/MsCHgr7kJA
Cristiano Ronaldo is turning his chain of Portuguese hotels into hospitals to treat those who catch coronavirus with underlying health conditions. Ronaldo is paying for everything, including patient treatment and the salaries of doctors and nurses.#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/szWhNHt0Uq
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) March 15, 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo's hotels @PestanaCR7 will become hospitals from next week where the Coronavirus infected Covid-19 patients in Portugal will be able to be treated completely free of charge.
— B3 (@b3naldo7) March 14, 2020
The legend has informed that he will pay the doctors and workers.
🙏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/qLhxgUqbkj
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo’s @PestanaCR7 hotels will become hospitals next week, where patients in Portugal will be treated free of charge. He will pay all medical staff. #COVID19
— Adriano Del Monte (@adriandelmonte) March 15, 2020
What a man. pic.twitter.com/wB7paLD9Lv