Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Positive for Corona, Doctor of the French League Club chooses a shortcut
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Sad news came from French football. Ligue 1 club doctor, Stade de Reims, has chosen suicide after testing positive for the corona virus.
Quoted from Le Parisien, Monday (6/4/2020) the club confirmed that the doctor named Bernard Gonzalez died of suicide. The wife of doctor Gonzalez was also positive for corona.
“I’m speechless. I was really surprised. This pandemic really pierced our hearts. Gonzalez is a figure who portrays Reims perfectly and he is an extraordinary professional, “said the president of the Stade de Reims club, Jean-Pierre Caillot.
The departure of doctor Gonzalez has realy devastated Reims. Doctor Gonzalez has served 23 years for the club nicknamed Les Rouges et Blanc.
Which has also made Reims and French football mourn on the departure of doctor Gonzalez as before he died, he was a voluntary medical worker in the midst of the corona pandemic
“Gonzalez has been carrying out his duties for more than 20 years in a professional, passionate and selfless manner. He even worked voluntarily in the midst of the most difficult period for Reims. He is also my personal doctor. For this club, Gonzalez will always be a strong figure. ” said Caillot.
Certainty of doctor Gonzalez dying from suicide was also conveyed by the mayor of Reims, Arnaud Robinet. According to Robinet, doctor Gonzalez was a victim of the corona pandemic.
Robinet mentioned that before deciding to commit suicide, doctor Gonzalez had written a will. But the club and also the city of Reims will not expose the contents of the letter to the public.
“He is a victim of Covid-19. I learned that he left a letter to explain his actions. But I do not care about the contents. He’s a good person, “said Robinet.