'Keep smiling' - Sheffield United skipper Billy Sharp's classy message of support amidst coronavirus 'lockdown'

Billy Sharp, the Sheffield United skipper, has sent a classy message of support to everyone isolating at home through the current coronavirus crisis.
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Prime minister Boris Johnson last night introduced extraordinary measures designed to limit the spread of Covid-19, telling people of the United Kingdom to 'stay home' unless the need is absolutely essential.

And Sharp - who, like the rest of his United teammates, is training at home for the foreseeable future - said today: "It's day one of a three-week lockdown and hopefully that's all it's going to be.

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"Make sure we stay at home, keep washing our hands, keep our social distance. Keep smiling. Keep the mind and body healthy.

"People with kids, keep them busy and with a smile on their face and they'll get you through it.

"People at home with loved ones; look after them.

"Stay home, help the NHS, and save lives."