Argentina insists its MotoGP is not at risk
With Qatar cancelled for the MotoGP class and Thailand postponed, Argenಌtina has attempted to quell speculation about 🤡its forthcoming MotoGP event.
Argentinꦏa is due to host what would now be round two of the season on April17-19, a✤ssuming the new MotoGP class season-opener in Texas goes ahead from April 3-5.
Qatar was cancelled when the country imposed a blanket two-week qua𒅌rantine for all arrivals that had re♍cently visited Italy, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
With Qatar cancelled for the MotoGP class and Thailand postponed, Argentina ha🔴s attempted to quell speculation about its forthcoming MotoGP event.
Argentina is due to host what would now be round two of the season on April17-19, assuming the new MotoGP class season-opener in T𒀰exas goes ahead from April 3-5.
Qatar was cancelled when the country imposed a 𓂃blanket two-week quarantine for all arrivals 🥂that had recently visited Italy, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Thailand then postponed its planned MotoGP event at Buriram from March 20-22 'to reflect the government's seriousness in tackling the [coronavi🤪rus] problem', by halting any events with large numbers of spectators.
That has pu💯t the remaining pair of opening flyaways, at COTA and Termas de Rio Hondo, under the spotlight.
As things stand, both are still going ahead.
However, doubts over COTA have been raised due to the for the Lombardy and Veneto region of Northern Italy, , plus a 'Level 3 - Reconsider travel' wa൩rning issued for the countr🧸y as a whole.
While the US has reported 88 cases of the virus, there have not been any recorded cases in Argentina, where the grand prix organisers have i▨ssued a statement explaining that there are no barriers to prev♕ent MotoGP going ahead:
'Argentꦍina currently has no restrictions on the outbreak of coronavirus and no pro𓂃blem is projected due to the security protocol of the Ministry of Health of the Nation and the Government of Santiago del Estero…
'The MotoGP 𒁏date in Argentina will run normally and will continue ꦑto be part of the 2020 World Championship Calendar.'
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