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Fact-checked: No, Christian Eriksen’s collapse was not caused by COVID-19 or the vaccine _

Footballer Christian Eriksen of Denmark collapsed on the field during the opening match of Euro 2020, which led to rumours that his cardiac arrest had been caused by COVID-19 or that it was due to receiving the vaccine. However, his club director at Inter Milan confirmed that the footballer neither had COVID nor was vaccinated. Reuters has fact-checked these rumours.