More Banjo: Coronavirus And Sports

[Joemailman]

The Summer Olympics are due to be played in Tokyo this summer. If this virus keeps spreading, I wonder if it can be held. You have a situation where thousans of people travel from all over the world, including China, attend crowded sporting events, and then disperse to their home countries. It's hard to imagine this wouldn't make the situation worse.

6 people have been killed by the virus in Washington State. If there were to be a similar or worse outbreak in Wisconsin this fall, what then? Would people be comfortable being packed like sardines into Lambeau Field with 80,000 other people in a situation like that?

[ThunderDan]

The Summer Olympics are due to be played in Tokyo this summer. If this virus keeps spreading, I wonder if it can be held. You have a situation where thousans of people travel from all over the world, including China, attend crowded sporting events, and then disperse to their home countries. It's hard to imagine this wouldn't make the situation worse.

6 people have been killed by the virus in Washington State. If there were to be a similar or worse outbreak in Wisconsin this fall, what then? Would people be comfortable being packed like sardines into Lambeau Field with 80,000 other people in a situation like that?

I sure hope it doesn't get to that. If the corona virus is still around I would not be inclined to go to Lambeau next fall.

[KYPack]

I sure hope it doesn't get to that. If the corona virus is still around I would not be inclined to go to Lambeau next fall.

I'm goin',

If the Eagle game is a Sunday 1pm game, it's the KY family gathering for this year.

That way I will have survived the Ice bowl and the Flu bowl.

[hoosier]

Viri don't like hot, humid weather.

[mraynrand]

Viri don't like hot, humid weather.

+1

Olympic officials have about a two month deadline to decide. By late May, the virus (like the flu virus) will be largely expended for the season and we’ll likely. have much more epidemiological information on its spreading. I suspect this thing is highly infectious but the numbers of people who get mild or no symptoms will be very high as well. Also there is a vaccine already, so it’s just a matter of time before that gets out there...

You should see the numbers of people who have dropped dead from flu this year....and people still meet in public...

[scharpcheddar]

lol enough with the fear porn. nothing is happening. Stop believing major media

[mraynrand]

lol enough with the fear porn. nothing is happening. Stop believing major media

thank god, the voice of reason

[pbmax]

You should see the numbers of people who have dropped dead from flu this year....and people still meet in public...

Boy I hope you aren't on the PR team Rand ...

[red]

my guess is the olympics get canceled, which sucks because i love the olympics



whats scary about it is that you can have it for almost 2 weeks before you show any symptoms. and everyone you came in contact with over those two weeks is now infected

i had so really weird illness a couple weeks ago. no clue what it was. don't want to know

[call_me_ishmael]

my guess is the olympics get canceled, which sucks because i love the olympics



whats scary about it is that you can have it for almost 2 weeks before you show any symptoms. and everyone you came in contact with over those two weeks is now infected

i had so really weird illness a couple weeks ago. no clue what it was. don't want to know

Not so sure, wasn't Zika horrible in the last olympics? I have no idea if it's as bad of a virus, etc so I am speaking from a position of total ignorance.

[RashanGary]

I'm goin',

If the Eagle game is a Sunday 1pm game, it's the KY family gathering for this year.

That way I will have survived the Ice bowl and the Flu bowl.

[texaspackerbacker]

lol enough with the fear porn. nothing is happening. Stop believing major media

Oh you're still here? This may be your first post ever that I agree with.

[texaspackerbacker]

25 killed in a tornado in Tennessee yesterday - undoubedly several times more than from that virus past, present, and future. Cancel the Titans season or at least make them play all road games hahahahaha.

[mraynrand]

25 killed in a tornado in Tennessee yesterday - undoubedly several times more than from that virus past, present, and future. Cancel the Titans season or at least make them play all road games hahahahaha.

FYI, this isn't funny.

[texaspackerbacker]

FYI, this isn't funny.

Since when does sarcasm have to be funny? Anyway, it wasn't meant to be funny - just an illustration of how some people think.

[MadtownPacker]

lol enough with the fear porn. nothing is happening. Stop believing major media

After your SB prediction I guess I should be worried now!!

[mraynrand]

Since when does sarcasm have to be funny?

You may be new to this forum, but Texaspackerbacker doesn't do or understand 'sarcasm'.

[pbmax]

25 killed in a tornado in Tennessee yesterday - undoubedly several times more than from that virus past, present, and future. Cancel the Titans season or at least make them play all road games hahahahaha.

Its at 9 in the US so far. Let's hope this stays true.

[run pMc]

Cover your mouth, wash your hands, don't touch your face. Do that and most people will be ok.
Obviously, elderly and those with compromised immune or respiratory systems should be more concerned.

I think the spread of the virus is worth monitoring but not worth panicking over.
I also suspect there will be a push to immunize the athletes... they are working on vaccines.

If no spectators show up, would they still hold them? LOL (they should IMO)

[Joemailman]

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/...t-without-fans

Imagine an NCAA Tournament with no fans in the arenas.

What normally would be thought an impossibility isn’t so far-fetched as the United States and the rest of the world attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

An advocacy group for college athletes has urged the NCAA to consider holding its winter sports championships with no fans, and the idea has not been dismissed.

“If you can think of it, it’s something that we’ve gone through an analysis around,” NCAA Chief Operating Officer Donald Remy told Bloomberg News on Tuesday. “We’ve contingency planned for all circumstances.”

The NCAA declined further comment to The Associated Press on the possibility of no fans in the stands. Presumably, the games still would be televised.