VIRUS HITS SPORT: Coronavirus impacts global sports schedule with three events shelved By Craig Ray
On Thursday, 13 February, 2020 World Rugby took the unprecedented step to postpone the Hong Kong and Singapore legs of the 2019/2020 HSBC World Sevens Series due to the threat of the Novel coronavirus outbreak.
The Blitzboks are currently second on the standings behind New Zealand after four rounds of the 2019/2020 World Series. In the 20-year history of the World Sevens Series there has never been a tournament postponement. The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the blue riband event of the global sevens calendar. It predates the establishment of the World Series and has been played every year since 1976. That sequence should continue, although the severity and long-term impact of coronavirus is difficult to predict.
Wuhan is effectively on lockdown and global travellers are being monitored for signs of the virus at most entry points around the world as countries attempt to contain its spread. The last report from the World Health Organisation revealed that 1,369 people had died from the virus with 60,000 confirmed cases.
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