Image copyright Reuters Image caption The new measures ban weekly markets, work on building sites and physical activity outdoors The Italian region of Lombardy has introduced stricter measures in a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus. Under the new rules announced late on Saturday, sport and physical activity outside, even individually, is banned. Using…
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Coronavirus: Giro D’Italia postponed after Hungary declares emergency
The race had been due to start on 3 April in HungaryThe Giro d’Italia has become the biggest cycling race postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak so far.The race was scheduled to start in Hungary in May but the country has declared a state of emergency.Race organisers say a decision on rescheduling the event will…
FIA to set up coronavirus crisis cell to monitor implications for F1
Doubts remain over the staging of next month’s Vietnam Grand PrixMotorsport’s governing body, the FIA, has set up a “crisis cell” to monitor the implications of the coronavirus.On Friday, a race of the all-electric Formula E championship scheduled for Rome on 4 April became the latest sporting casualty of the outbreak.Formula 1 has so far…