(Emma Fiala) The NBA just announced that it is suspending the remainder of its season until further notice following the conclusion of tonight’s games.
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by Emma Fiala, March 11th, 2020
Less than an hour after U.S President Donald Trump announced a ban on all incoming travel from Europe, the NBA announced it would be suspending the remainder of its season until further notice following the conclusion of tonight’s games.
The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight’s games until further notice. pic.twitter.com/3PIBQngjRP
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 12, 2020
The NBA also announced that a member of the Utah Jazz has tested positive for CoViD-19. Sources told ESPN that the infected player is Rudy Gobert.
The NBA “will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.”
From a friend at JFK about to board a flight to Dublin just a few minutes after Trump Europe travel suspension announced.
“If the leader of the free world is telling you that, you know your travel is being affected I would think that we have to give you your money back.” pic.twitter.com/H3FAusQWkG
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) March 12, 2020
On Wednesday night, speaking from his desk at the White House, Trump said he was taking “strong but necessary” actions by suspending all travel from Europe for the 30 days starting on Friday. However, the new restrictions will not apply to Britain.
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Posts are popping up across social media with reaction to the ban. A reporter from CNN shared the following video taken at JFK International Airport in New York City that was provided to him by a friend. What appears to be an airline employee is seen the crowd they won’t be forced to travel and their bags will be retrieved if they decide not to fly to Dublin tonight.
From a friend at JFK about to board a flight to Dublin just a few minutes after Trump Europe travel suspension announced.
“If the leader of the free world is telling you that, you know your travel is being affected I would think that we have to give you your money back.” pic.twitter.com/H3FAusQWkG
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) March 12, 2020
Also on Wednesday, the World Health Organization characterized the global outbreak of CoViD-19 as a pandemic.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
"We have therefore made the assessment that #COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic"-@DrTedros #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/JqdsM2051A
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have just announced that they have tested positive CoViD-19. Hanks and Wilson are both 63 years old, which puts them at an increased risk of having serious complications from the illness.
According to the map managed by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), there are currently 126,093 confirmed cases of CoViD-19 in the world and a total of 4,630 deaths.
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