NHS offered use of Man City’s Etihad Stadium to train doctors and nurses during coronavirus crisis

Man City make Etihad Stadium available for NHS coronavirus training
Getty Images
Richard Parry29 March 2020

Manchester City have made the Etihad Stadium available to the NHS as the UK continues its fight against the coronavirus crisis.

The Premier League champions are understood to have offered the stadium's executive boxes and conference rooms to help the NHS with training of doctors and nurses during the pandemic.

Professional football in England will not resume until April 30 at the earliest.

However, with the country currently in lockdown, that appears a very optimistic target date.

Nevertheless, there remains a consensus to try to complete the current campaign, with the possibility of matches being played initially behind closed doors when it is deemed safe to do so.

As part of contingency planning for the ongoing crisis, the Principality Stadium in Cardiff is set to be converted into a temporary hospital providing around 2,000 additional beds.

Three 'Nightingale Hospitals' are also being constructed, in London, Birmingham and Manchester, to help boost critical care capacity ahead of the expected peak.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in