Actor Gerard Butler ignored fears surrounding the coronavirus pandemic on Friday (13Mar20) to take part in the Olympic torch relay in Greece.
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The Olympics might be cancelled for the first time since World War II.
The Coronavirus is slowly spreading across the globe and while the population at large remains relatively unaffected, the virus is proving to have other implications: Stock markets are beginning to see a dip, international travel is being restricted and now, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are facing cancellation. According to NBC News, Dick Pound, a member of the International Olympic Committee, warned that if the Japanese
.Actor Gerard Butler ignored fears surrounding the coronavirus pandemic on Friday (13Mar20) to take part in the Olympic torch relay in Greece.
This is Sparta and this is Gerard Butler carrying the Olympic Torch!
Treefort Music Fest is the latest U.S. music festival to be impacted by developments surrounding COVID-19. Festival organizers have announced the five-day music event, which takes place across multiple venues in Boise, Idaho, will now be moved from March 25–29 to September 23–27. Artists set to the play original dates included Chromatics, Japanese Breakfast, Built to Spill, Tennis, Georgia, and others. Festival organizers say lineup changes and additions “will be announced as needed.”
Gerard Butler heads to a meeting by bicycle in New York City on Monday afternoon (March 9).
By Patrick Hipes
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With coronavirus spreading across the globe, a number of sporting events have already been cancelled in a bid to contain the virus.
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By Andreas Wiseman
All eyes are on Tokyo, Japan, as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread across the globe. The 2020 Summer Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in the capital city of Japan from July 24 until Aug. 9 of this year, but as COVID-19 continues to affect the country and has led to major event cancellations in various parts of the world, many have been wondering whether this year's Olympics will continue on as planned.
The 2020 Summer Olympics are supposed to be held this summer in Tokyo, Japan. Last week, it was revealed that the games could be completely cancelled because of the Coronavirus, which has infected 90,000 worldwide so far and killed 3,000.
Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics is months away from starting, and yet one of the event’s most critical races has already begun: Can the people who organize this unique global gathering outrun the growing effects of the illness known as the coronavirus?