Tessa and Scott are skating at worlds and yet it might be cancelled due to coronavirus 😣
I saw. Also if worlds gets cancelled theres nothing stopping Tessa, Scott, J.Butt, KO, Chiddy, Meagan and Eric of still doing their routine but just releasing a video of them doing it, having said that as much of a hassle as it'd be, to cancel, reschedule and/or refund, I think it's for the best. As a preventative measure, if nothing else.
I'm not all about the panic and hysteria over it, personally, but I do recognise it poses a great risk the the most vulnerable in our societies across the world. Most of the deaths in my country have been elderly people, or low immune (I read one was receiving chemotherapy) These are already a high risk group of people to viruses ie chicken pox, influenza, HIV, SARS ect. All of which already have vaccinations (if people have them) and known long term effects, how it's going to affect someone in the short-term and how to treat it. I read this coronavirus had an outbreak in late 2019 and has already caused 4000+ deaths, around 4% of the people who've been diagnosed with COVOID-19. Which taken in to consideration the time scale in unprecedented in modern times, we're talking only a few months, infact it's still being written about in weeks. Not 100s of years or decades, or expected outbreaks (common) Flu, Chicken Pox. Of course people could, and do, die from flu, hiv and other viruses, and it's complications anyway but I think if anyone can do anything to help prevent it spreading, especially as there's no known vaccination for it. As there are to help prevent contracting it or to help combat the symptoms and complications that go with such viruses. It's valid and most sensible to cancel mass gatherings, and any unecassary travel both domestically and internationally.
If they are to still go ahead I'd hope just compete to an empty arena, with just family, volunteers, as many skaters do that or to a very low attended competitions if they are to go ahead. As worlds isn't a local even it's an international one where it could be bought in from other countries or taken out to other countries. They have to try and contain it as best they can.
Also at the end of a day it's just a skating competition. Coronavirus, while for most people is being said to be like a mild flu, it's also best to try and prevent it from spreading anymore than it already has, and inevitably will do, just in general.
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