Spanish players during a practice session in Kolkata on Thursday. Getty ImagesKolkata: The Spanish U-17 players, scheduled to take part in the FIFA U-17 World Cup final against England on Saturday, applied mosquito repellent cream on their bodies before their training session at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan here on Thursday.
"As part of safety measure, we are using mosquito repellents in training due to mosquito-borne diseases in India, especially in Kolkata," Spain media manager Jose Miguel Monje told reporters.
Kolkata, its neighboring areas and various other parts of West Bengal have been hit by a dengue outbreak.
According to the state government, the mosquito-borne disease has claimed 34 lives and infected over 18,000 people this year.
However, the opposition political parties and other non-governmental sources have claimed that the actual death toll was much higher.
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