Canada Figure Skating World Championships cancelled due to coronavirus

The World Figure Skating Championships, which were scheduled to take place in Canada from March 16 to March 22, have been cancelled. This was reported by CBC today, March 11. The reason for cancellation, like many other sports competitions coronavirus infection spreading around the planet. Recall that the outbreak of coronavirus Covid-2019 was registered in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the very end of 2019. First, the largest number of cases were located in Wuhan itself and Hubei Province, but then the virus entered other regions of China. The PRC authorities have taken tough measures to deter coronavirus. This has proved justified to date, the epidemic in China is declining. But the coronavirus has entered other countries. First, a major outbreak was recorded in South Korea, then in Iran, and then in Italy. The virus is now actively spreading across Europe and other continents. WHO announced a pandemic.