Portugal and Juventus soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday shared a workout snap of his on social media and urged everyone to "stay active" during the lockdown period imposed by the government's across the world in wake of the coronavirus pandemic which has already infected over 6 lakh citizens and left thousands dead globally.

"Breathe in, breathe out. Stay active," Ronaldo said in a tweet with a shirless picture, showing his well chiselled physique and his eyes closed as he is into deep meditation.


The talismanic Portuguese football star and his manager Jorge Mendes have been at the forefront in batting the novel virus as they are going to donate five ventilators to the Regional Health Service of Madeira, Lusa News Agency reported last Saturday.

The latest donation will bring the total number of the ventilators in the region to 99, the release said.

Last Tuesday, Ronaldo and Mendes made donations to turn a wing of the Santo Antonio Hospital in the Northern city of Porto into Intensive Care Units (ICU) with 15 beds fully equipped with ventilators, monitors and other equipment.

Portugal has so far seen 8,251 coronavirus cases and 187 deaths.

Meanwhile, Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has recently revealed that star striker and his teammate Ronaldo had to buy iMacs for the entire team after he was given a red card in his first Champions League match for the Italian club.

After spending nine years with Real Madrid, Ronaldo had moved to Juventus in 2018 and in September that year, he played his first Champions League match with his new club against Valencia.

However, in the 29th minute of the game, the Portuguese star was given a red card for an on-field collision with the opposition goalkeeper. He was handed a usual fine and one-match ban following the incident.

Recently, Ronaldo accepted a 3.8 million euro wage cut from Juventus as the Italian champions deal with the closure of all matches due to the coronavirus crisis in the country.