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cdc website, “In the wake of an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the NCAA is taking concerted steps to maintain the first-rate delivery of NCAA championship experiences for student-athletes, team personnel and fans. Championships staff members will work in conjunction with host schools, conference offices and community partners to monitor COVID-19 developments through the NCAA Sport Science Institute. “As they would when confronting any public health crisis, championships staff will add appropriate safeguards in coordination with campus and local health response teams to address concerns about the virus.”
cdc website - DO SURGICAL MASKS PROTECT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS? The NCAA advised schools that if any athlete shows symptoms of the coronavirus, they should coordinate with local and state health officials on the next steps. Separately, the National College Players Association (NCPA) – a student-athlete advocacy group – asked the NCAA on Saturday to consider keeping fans out of arenas due to fears of the virus. “In regard to the NCAA's March Madness Tournament and other athletic events, there should be a serious discussion about holding competitions without an audience present,” the group said in a statement.
cdc website, CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The NCPA cited Google canceling a summit in California for why the NCAA “must act now.” “The NCAA and its colleges should take precautions to protect college athletes,” the group said. “Athletic programs should also take every possible measure to sanitize buses and airplanes used to transport players.”
cdc website - Dr. Marc Lipsitch, infectious disease epidemiologist at Harvard University, predicts that the coronavirus will ultimately not be containable. A day after New York officials announced the state’s first case of coronavirus, a second illness was confirmed in another resident who is currently in a New York City hospital in serious condition. The 50-year-old man is a Westchester County resident who works as an attorney in Manhattan and had underlying respiratory issues, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
cdc website - According to Cuomo, the man did not previously travel to an area with known coronavirus cases but did visit Miami recently, however, he was not infectious during that time. He lives in New Rochelle, New York, and went to a hospital in Bronxville before being transferred to a New York City hospital. Cuomo said officials are tracking down whether he used public transportation while infectious, and that a Riverdale school where one of his children attends has closed. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE