Bachar Houli has revealed his mother is in intensive care undergoing 'heavy treatment' for COVID-19, and has pleaded with Melbourne's Muslim community to 'change your mindset' about the deadly virus.
AFL star Bachar Houli has revealed his mother is in intensive care battling COVID-19, and has pleaded with Melbourne's Muslim community to "change your mindset" about the deadly virus.
"What burns and what hurts truly is the fact that [none of] her family members can go and visit her, which is very, very tough. Please put yourselves in this position."The biggest outbreak, 144 cases, is linked to Al-Taqwa College, a Islamic school in Melbourne's western suburbs.
"Please, I urge you for the sake of Allah, go get tested. If you're showing any form of symptoms, if you're not showing any symptoms, please do your bit.
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