EX-TOTTENHAM star Mousa Dembele has lifted the lid on his scary new life in China amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Belgium international ended his seven-year Spurs career last summer to join Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.
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Former Tottenham star Mousa Dembele has lifted the lid on life in ChinaCredit: PA:Press Association
The Belgium midfielder ended his seven-year Spurs career last summer to join Guangzhou R&FCredit: Guangzhou R&F
The Covid-19 virus originated in the Chinese city Wuhan.
And even though Dembele’s new home is 600 miles to the south, lockdown measures and local people’s attitudes have left him stunned.
The 30-year-old midfielder said: “We’re no longer in quarantine, but there are still a lot of measures in force.
“Everybody has to wear a facemask when they go out.
“Or if you go into a shop, you first have to have your temperature taken.
“There has been a new wave of infections, and people from abroad are said to have brought them in.
“The people here are very afraid of foreigners. When I am out in the street everybody swerves to get past me.
The people here are very afraid of foreigners. When I am out in the street everybody swerves to get past me.
Mousa Dembele
“It is crazy to be part of something like this.
“All the citizens here take the measures deadly seriously.
“Everybody stays indoors, and no-one goes out for a stroll or to play sport.
“Besides, in China they have a system of infra-red cameras to see if anyone is flouting the rules.
“I feel that back in Belgium they are more relaxed about the situation.
“I haven’t noticed a great deal of panic in China.
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“You feel that they’ve been through something similar before.”
Dembele made 250 Spurs appearances, scoring 10 goals, following a two-year spell with Fulham.
His Belgium teammate Marouane Fellaini, who followed him in swapping the Premier League for China, was discharged from hospital this week after contracting the virus.
Fellaini says he’s ‘getting stronger every day’ as he works out in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
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