Korir urges sportsmen to lead campaign against Covid-19

Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha. [AFP]

African 800m silver medalists Emmanuel Korir has called on athletes to utilise their celebrity status to lead the fight against coronavirus.

Korir, who has his training base in Texas, USA, says sportspeople have the best chance to lead society to maintain hygiene and adhere to the government directive of self-quarantine and stay at home to be able to flatten the curve of Covid-19 pandemic.