The National College Athletic Association has prepared for several scenarios to keep coronavirus from spreading during March Madness
March for college basketball fans means a month full of roaring crowds, dramatic upsets, buzzer beaters, blood, sweat and tears. But in the shadow of the novel coronavirus outbreak, there could be a new meaning to the phrase March Madness.
With the big tournament just a week from tip-off, the National College Athletic Association has prepared for several scenarios to keep the disease from spreading.In a game where around 20,000 players, coaches and fans will be hyping each other up with handshakes and hi-fives -- a precaution the Center for Disease Control says to avoid for people who are at a higher risk of getting sick -- that's not easy.One of them could mean empty seats.
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