Sport Events Cancelled due to Coronavirus Outbreak

[Olympian1010 7,977]

4 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

And it gives you a mega dick apparently. Which, I assume, is something Chinese people would be interested in  

 

Only 15 dollars a kilo, go ahead!

Two actually. Why eat rhino meat that only gives you one, when you can eat poachers and have two.

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Indoor athletics WCh (Nanjing, China) postponed for 2021.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1089858/world-athletics-indoor-champs-postponed

 

Hungarian sports media says that all auto-motorsport competitions in China have been cancelled until 1 April (which includes the Formula E China race, due on 21 March), and cancellation of F1 China GP is being considered.

Edited January 29, 2020 by dharang

[Griff88 1,952]

13 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

It’s worth noting that both of these diseases started in local “bush” meat markets. That is the bigger danger here. These places need to get shutdown soon.

 

Until now it is still 'assumed' that it starts from there, but here's some interesting data: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/wuhan-seafood-market-may-not-be-source-novel-virus-spreading-globally

 

 

Demand for bat meat in the craziest Indonesian wet market is still unaffected though

Edited January 30, 2020 by Griff88

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51305526

 

Coronavirus: Death toll rises as virus spreads to every Chinese region
 

30 January 2020

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 170, and a confirmed case in Tibet means it has reached every region in mainland China.

 

Chinese health authorities said there were 7,711 confirmed cases in the country as of 29 January.

Infections have also spread to at least 15 other countries.

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) are again meeting in Geneva to consider whether the virus should be declared a global health emergency.

 

Various countries have implemented evacuation and quarantine plans for nationals wanting to return from China, where the outbreak began in the city of Wuhan.

 

Russia has decided to close its 4,300km (2,670-mile) far-eastern border with China in an attempt to stop contagion.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus named Germany, Vietnam and Japan, as places where people had caught the virus from others who had visited China.

"Although the numbers outside China are still relatively small, they hold the potential for a much larger outbreak," he said, adding that human-to-human transmission was a concern.

 

More people have now been infected in China than during the Sars outbreak in the early 2000s, but the death toll remains far lower. Sars, also a coronavirus, caused acute respiratory illness.

 

Researchers are racing to develop a vaccine to protect people from the virus. One lab in California has plans for a potential vaccine to enter human trials by June or July.

 

What's the latest on evacuations?
 

Voluntary evacuations of hundreds of foreign nationals from Wuhan are under way to help people who want to leave the closed-off city and return to their countries.

 

The UK, Australia, South Korea, Singapore and New Zealand are expected to quarantine all evacuees for two weeks to monitor them for symptoms and avoid any contagion.

 

Britons in Wuhan to return home on Friday

Australia plans to quarantine its evacuees on Christmas Island, 2,000km (1,200 miles) from the mainland in a detention centre that has been used to house asylum seekers.

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship, carrying 6,000 people, is stuck at port near Rome
 

Singapore is setting up a quarantine facility on Pulau Ubin, an island north-east of the city-state's mainland.

In other developments:

 

Chicago health officials have reported the first US case of human-to-human transmission of the deadly coronavirus
 

Six thousand people on board a cruise ship in Italy were barred from disembarking after a Chinese passenger was suspected of having coronavirus; however initial tests have come back as negative
 

Flights to take British and South Korean citizens out of Wuhan have both been delayed after relevant permissions from the Chinese authorities did not come through
 

Two flights to Japan have already landed in Tokyo. Three passengers have so far tested positive for the virus, Japanese media report
 

Around 200 US citizens have been flown out of Wuhan and are being isolated at a military base in California for at least 72 hours
 

Two aircraft are due to fly EU citizens home with 250 French nationals leaving on the first flight
India has confirmed its first case of the virus - a student in the southern state of Kerala who was studying in Wuhan
 

Japan's first flight with evacuees arrived on Wednesday
 

How is China handling the outbreak?
 

Although questions have been raised about transparency, the WHO has praised China's handling of the outbreak. President Xi Jinping has vowed to defeat what he called a "devil" virus.

 

The central province of Hubei, where nearly all deaths have occurred, is in a state of lockdown. The province of 60 million people is home to Wuhan, the heart of the outbreak.

 

The city has effectively been sealed off and China has put numerous transport restrictions in place to curb the spread of the virus.

 

The WHO warns the virus holds the potential for a much larger outbreak
 

People who have been in Hubei are also being told by their employers to work from home until it is considered safe for them to return.

 

The virus is affecting China's economy, the world's second-largest, with a growing number of countries advising their citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to the country.

 

How are coronavirus patients treated?
 

How worried should we be?
 

Several international airlines have stopped or scaled back their routes to China and companies like Google, Ikea, Starbucks and Tesla have closed their shops or stopped operations.

 

There have been reports of food shortages in some places. State media says authorities are "stepping up efforts to ensure continuous supply and stable prices".

 

The Chinese Football Association has announced the postponement of all games in the 2020 season.

 

Who has been affected?
 

Although there have been nearly 8,000 infections, there has been little detailed information released on the profiles of patients and how the disease affects them.

 

Most of the confirmed cases involve people either from Wuhan or who had close contact with someone who had been there.

A new study published by The New England Journal of Medicine on the coronavirus is based on data for the first 425 confirmed cases in Wuhan. It reveals:

 

Of the 425, 55% diagnosed before 1 January were linked to the seafood and animal market believed to be at the centre of the outbreak, compared with 8.6% of the subsequent cases
 

The average age was 59 years and 56% were men
 

Almost half the 425 cases were adults 60 years of age or older
 

Human-to-human transmission among close contacts has occurred since the middle of December
 

In its early stages, the epidemic doubled in size every seven days
 

89% of the patients were not hospitalised until at least day five of illness

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As can be seen from various different news, coronavirus has indeed spread to different parts of China and by now all the different districts in China has been reported to have patients infected with coronavirus. Due to this any part of China is no longer deemed as safe. Death toll due to coronavirus continue to increase. Due to this China is no longer a safe country to visit. Holding any sports events in any part of China is definitely posing danger to athletes health. Due to this any sport tournaments that is scheduled to be held in China should be cancelled or changed to be held in other countries due to athletes safety. We do not want to see any Tokyo 2020 Olympics bound athletes to be infected with Coronavirus for sure.

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https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2020/02/01/bwf-statement-on-postponement-of-lingshui-china-masters/

 

First good move made by BWF. Pospone the Lingshui China Masters which will be held in Fabruary after knowing that Corona Virus have spread to different parts of China.

 

BWF STATEMENT ON POSTPONEMENT OF LINGSHUI CHINA MASTERS  

01 FEBRUARY, 2020

TEXT BY BWF STAFF
 

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) can confirm the decision to postpone the Lingshui China Masters 2020 until a later date in the wake of growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in China and surrounding areas.

 

BWF and CBA have considered all necessary health, safety and logistical risks and both parties believe it is sensible to postpone the tournament at this time. It may be noted that many players have already withdrawn from the tournament.

 

Exact replacement dates are yet to be established but alternative options are being discussed with a new time slot for May earmarked as a possibility.

 

The tournament was due to be held from 25 February to 1 March, 2020.

 

Both BWF and CBA are in dialogue with the tournament host as well as Member Associations and players to adjust travel plans and revise tournament planning.

 

The Lingshui China Masters 2020 was one of the qualifying events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. With a likely new date for May or later, ranking points from this event will now no longer contribute to Olympic qualifying as it will be outside the qualification window.

 

The BWF is continuing to monitor all official updates on the coronavirus and is mindful that HSBC BWF World Tour and other BWF-sanctioned tournaments may be affected, but there are no concrete plans or decisions at this point to change the status of any other events.

 

The BWF can also confirm that Badminton Asia is reviewing its flagship event, the 2020 Badminton Asia Championships to be staged in Wuhan, China, and the BWF will support Badminton Asia and CBA in this process. It is, however, too early at this time to make any final conclusions related to this event.

 

The 2020 Badminton Asia Championships falls within the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualification window and is one of the last opportunities for athletes to qualify for the Olympics Games.

 

BWF will continue to update the entire badminton community on any further announcements related to the coronavirus outbreak.

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[orangeman 1,991]

I used to live and work in China, and still have many local and foreign friends there.  I lived near Shanghai, so not around Wuhan.  It would be like New York City vs Oklahoma City.  It is the Lunar New Year holiday there, so people are already traveling all around the country and beyond.  Some of my Chinese friends cut their vacations short so they could get a flight back home before airlines/countries discontinued service.  They're not too concerned besides now trying to deal with the closed borders.  We're all in education, so teachers not returning after break and students staying home is the problem.  Local governments have already extended the "holiday" by a week to see what happens, but most schools have started to set up online classes.  

 

Foreign friends cannot get back into the country.  Maybe are working to extend "vacations".  That might sound fun, but it's a mad scramble right now logistically.  They left their homes thinking they'd be gone 2-3 weeks, and now are locked out for lord knows how long.  Who knows if they'll get paid while this is going on, but they have to arrange flights and hotels and everything else.  

 

But the worst is the foreigners who had friends/family visit over the break.  Now it's a dash trying to get them out of the country.  Stories of Westerners with Chinese spouses and mixed children being torn between being evacuated by their government of staying with their families.  Trying to get visiting relatives through checkpoints and to the the airports.  

 

All the same, China gets a bad rap but it's a pretty cool place.  Sad to see this happening.  Racists gonna racist, but the country is beautiful and the people are delightful.  People blaming their way of life need to consider that 20% of the world's population lives in China.  Chances are poop's going to start there.  

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4 hours ago, orangeman said:

I used to live and work in China, and still have many local and foreign friends there.  I lived near Shanghai, so not around Wuhan.  It would be like New York City vs Oklahoma City.  It is the Lunar New Year holiday there, so people are already traveling all around the country and beyond.  Some of my Chinese friends cut their vacations short so they could get a flight back home before airlines/countries discontinued service.  They're not too concerned besides now trying to deal with the closed borders.  We're all in education, so teachers not returning after break and students staying home is the problem.  Local governments have already extended the "holiday" by a week to see what happens, but most schools have started to set up online classes.  

 

Foreign friends cannot get back into the country.  Maybe are working to extend "vacations".  That might sound fun, but it's a mad scramble right now logistically.  They left their homes thinking they'd be gone 2-3 weeks, and now are locked out for lord knows how long.  Who knows if they'll get paid while this is going on, but they have to arrange flights and hotels and everything else.  

 

But the worst is the foreigners who had friends/family visit over the break.  Now it's a dash trying to get them out of the country.  Stories of Westerners with Chinese spouses and mixed children being torn between being evacuated by their government of staying with their families.  Trying to get visiting relatives through checkpoints and to the the airports.  

 

All the same, China gets a bad rap but it's a pretty cool place.  Sad to see this happening.  Racists gonna racist, but the country is beautiful and the people are delightful.  People blaming their way of life need to consider that 20% of the world's population lives in China.  Chances are poop's going to start there.  

 

Thank you very much for your explanation. I really pitied those citizens in China especially those living in Wuhan. Imagine living in the city where the deadly virus is spread and then being able to leave the city waiting for their death. My heart broken reading so many news about people dying nonstop in Wuhan and also differentb parts of China. Man this is so sad. I certainly hope this coronavirus will stop spreading. 

Edited February 1, 2020 by up and down

[heywoodu 15,145]

4 hours ago, orangeman said:

I used to live and work in China, and still have many local and foreign friends there.  I lived near Shanghai, so not around Wuhan.  It would be like New York City vs Oklahoma City.  It is the Lunar New Year holiday there, so people are already traveling all around the country and beyond.  Some of my Chinese friends cut their vacations short so they could get a flight back home before airlines/countries discontinued service.  They're not too concerned besides now trying to deal with the closed borders.  We're all in education, so teachers not returning after break and students staying home is the problem.  Local governments have already extended the "holiday" by a week to see what happens, but most schools have started to set up online classes.  

 

Foreign friends cannot get back into the country.  Maybe are working to extend "vacations".  That might sound fun, but it's a mad scramble right now logistically.  They left their homes thinking they'd be gone 2-3 weeks, and now are locked out for lord knows how long.  Who knows if they'll get paid while this is going on, but they have to arrange flights and hotels and everything else.  

 

But the worst is the foreigners who had friends/family visit over the break.  Now it's a dash trying to get them out of the country.  Stories of Westerners with Chinese spouses and mixed children being torn between being evacuated by their government of staying with their families.  Trying to get visiting relatives through checkpoints and to the the airports.  

 

All the same, China gets a bad rap but it's a pretty cool place.  Sad to see this happening.  Racists gonna racist, but the country is beautiful and the people are delightful.  People blaming their way of life need to consider that 20% of the world's population lives in China.  Chances are poop's going to start there.  

Who here is blaming their way of life? And just to clarify: saying maybe the hygiene in some markets are not exactly helping in not having weird diseases transfer from animals to humans is not a racist thing.

[heywoodu 15,145]

5 hours ago, up and down said:

As can be seen from various different news, coronavirus has indeed spread to different parts of China and by now all the different districts in China has been reported to have patients infected with coronavirus. Due to this any part of China is no longer deemed as safe. Death toll due to coronavirus continue to increase. Due to this China is no longer a safe country to visit. Holding any sports events in any part of China is definitely posing danger to athletes health. Due to this any sport tournaments that is scheduled to be held in China should be cancelled or changed to be held in other countries due to athletes safety. We do not want to see any Tokyo 2020 Olympics bound athletes to be infected with Coronavirus for sure.

 

So you would avoid the USA, Thailand, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Germany, France etc as well?