In the wake of coronavirus, will there be no IPL 2020?
While coronavirus outbreak has led to the cancellation of the Indian Wells tennis tournament, which was scheduled to be held in California, USA, it is now looming large on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. The 2020 edition of IPL is scheduled to commence from March 29 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the Health Minister of Maharashtra, Rajesh Tope, confirmed that the discussions were underway if the IPL edition can be postponed amid growing concerns over the coronavirus.
No IPL this year?
Since the question of cancellation of IPL 2020 remains out of the equation, will IPL 2020 take place? Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sources were quoted by ANI as saying that there's still time for IPL. As of now, no decision has been taken. "We are monitoring the situation; we will take all the precautions," he added.
Rajesh Tope had also stated that "There is always a danger of spread when people gather in large numbers. Therefore, such events can always be organized later. So the discussion is on whether to postpone the IPL or not."
Coronavirus in India
India has reported 43 cases of coronavirus so far. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan stated that "We have discussed with Delhi Government to prepare for isolation wards, quarantine facilities, availability of doctors, contact tracing and other precautions if the cases increase."
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He added that "On 18 January we started universal screening on 7 airports and now 30 airports have been put under screening. All passengers coming from other countries are being screened at the airports. So far, 8,74,708 passengers screened."
-PTC News
