Maybe for the NCAA, but be assured the host cities would lose millions if this happened in hotel and restaurant revenue. Read online last week that some group claiming to represent the players petitioned the NCAA to hold all the games WITHOUT fans in attendance to lessen the risk to players. This would certainly be a drastic step, but it depends how much this blows up in the next week or so. You do have to wonder the way this is progressing in the state of Washington if they would consider moving the regional in Seattle elsewhere. In the end this is basically the same as a bad flu virus, which kills many people with weakened immune systems every year.
except health experts say it Wii be a minimum 1 year to 18 months before a vaccine is available and who gets it. This is not flu, it's a new pathogen. We know how to treat flu, make vaccines for flu, we know flu, our hospitals and staff know flu and are well trained for it. It may turn out similar, but those calling it a cold and no big deal have no idea
I would have said this but they just cancelled SXSW which was expected to pump about $400 million into that local economy.
You do realize that the death rate of the coronavirus is at approximately 3.5% (as of March 3, according to the WHO) while the death rate for the average seasonal flu is <0.3%, according to the CDC?
Never called it a cold, and you have no idea either. I said like the flu many people get sick, and for those with immune issues it can be fatal. We'll see what happens.
