Major League Baseball delays opening day by at least two weeks

Major League Baseball has announced that the start of the season will be delayed by at least two weeks and has canceled the remaining Spring Training schedule due to coronavirus concerns

From CNN's Oren Liebermann, Michael Schwartz and Amir Tal in JerusalemIsrael will close its schools and universities for five weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday evening.

The announcement comes as Israel has recorded 109 confirmed coronavirus cases. In addition, there are 31 cases in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. "It will be an emergency government for a limited period of time and together we will fight to save the lives of our citizens. We have to put politics aside. There will be time to return to exactly the same place," Netanyahu said."The national responsibility and the personal responsibility will overcome every other consideration."

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