WATFORD CLUB legends Troy Deeney and Luther Blissett have urged parents to keep their children at home and reconnect as families as the country bids to contain the spread of the coronavirus, reports the club’s official website.

Deeney, a father of three, has been alarmed at the minority who are ignoring the government guidelines about staying at home unless it’s to buy basic essentials, to exercise or to fulfil a role as a key worker.

“How many more warnings do we need?

Troy Deeney

“We’ve all got to stay at home and follow the government guidelines,” he said. “How many more warnings do we need? They said they’ll pay 80 per cent of wages and people are still going to work. It’s going to have to go like Russia where if you go outside, it’s five years in jail.

“Some are seeing it as a bit of a jolly up and it’s a shame because it could affect so many. You’ve got to hope people see the curve in Italy and Spain and get [the severity] of it.”