Coronavirus: Ashley Young details advice from Milan to combat covid-19 pandemic

The former Manchester United star is at the epicentre of the virus in Europe

Ashley Young has given advice on how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic (Getty)

Ashley Young has detailed the advice given in Milan to combat the coronavirus.

The former Manchester United star joined Inter in January and has now found himself at the heart of the pandemic in Europe.

But Young took to social media to offer clear and concise advice on how to operate day-to-day in order to limit the spread of covid-19.

Young wrote: “Realistically a supermarket is now your main risk at spreading this virus and even catching it. Speaking with family and friends at home it sounds like going to get food is just crazy. Remember, lockdown means lockdown!

“In Italy going to the supermarket is surprisingly calm... no fights over food, no stripped shelves and most certainly no abusing staff members for limiting food or any reason at all! And in almost every case it’s usually just one person shopping for a household!

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“Queuing to go into supermarket is standard, but not because it’s for stockpiling or greed. Supermarkets have limited the number of people entering at any time so it’s never over-crowded! So wait and be patient to go in if your supermarket is doing this.

“Always use gloves from moment you get out of your car! You don’t want to touch trolleys that other hands have been on. Keep the gloves on until you are getting back in the car.

“Use a face mask or scarf to keep your nose and mouth covered. Always keep your distance at the till. Keep the trolley behind you when you unpack at the till as it stops people from being able to to get too close.

Ashley Young has given advice on how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic (Getty)

“Don’t unpack your shopping right on top of somebody else’s, make a gap between theirs and yours so none of your shopping touches theirs. Here we can’t put our groceries on the belt until the person in front has finished paying.”

Young also warned his followers to be conscious of their own family and house mates with the possibility that they may be carrying the virus.

He added: “This may sound harsh but treat everybody that’s not in your household as if they have the virus, you just don’t know!!!

“Most importantly, just stay safe! This is what we are doing here, it’s not an overreaction, it’s staying safe. And just remember others should be looking at you in this way as well. It’s not horrible, it’s a way of keeping your distance to ultimately help save lives.”