Dr Warren Blake said its possible this year’s Boys and Girls Athletics Championships, Champs, could be held without spectators.
Dr Blake, who is president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), said the widespread outbreak of the coronavirus “is going to have a negative impact on events if/when it comes to Jamaica.”
At midday Monday, 9 March, COVID-19 is in 111 countries. 113, 584 confirmed cases with 3,996 deaths and *62,496 recovered.
“If it comes before these events, the health authorities will have to sit down, look at the number of cases, where they are, and take the serious decision whether to allow a crowd like the size of Champs to come together, to put 35,000 people into our National Stadium when some of them might be infected,” Blake told Trackalerts.com.
“It could be possible that Champs could go ahead without spectators in the stands because of the danger of putting large crowds of people together.
Dr Blake, however, admitted “It’s hard to say what will happen” and that the situation will have to be monitored on a day-to-day basis.
“When it comes to a cut-off point, then the hard decision will have to be made,” he added.
Several fans from across the USA are expected in Jamaica for Champs. New York on the weekend declared a state of emergency.
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Bwoy oh bwoy Jamaican ppl hard fi plz. Cancel everything heads of government. Yuh cant plz everybody ppl health is more important dan any dam sports.
WHEN YOU CANCEL CAMPS FOR A LATER DAY WHAT ARE SAYING U WILL KEEP IT IN AUGUST JULY ARE JUNE WHEM MUST OF THE STUDENT ARE GOING TO LEAVE SCHOOL IN JUNE LATER DAYS LIKE WHEN. .
I do not know what this one person who have the virus has to do with champs.if yr going to cancel it…because Crowd then all school should be lock then since unuh want to make a big great stupid deal..if 7 are 8 person did have it now then mi wudda sey cancel it….unuh must worried about who is flying down fi champs a them unuh fi stop from come…not who is in the country….does it make any scene having runners alone in the stadium… kmdt.
No spectators, no champs…simple
Let the Foreigner dem stay a foreign let us in Jamaica full the stadium
I think no champs. The children health is important
Champs with no spectators…?
I am tracking a Story, it’s not looking good for champs 2020
Let the Foreigner dem stay a foreign let us in Jamaica full the stadium
No spectators, no champs…simple
Stay home then and watch it let others enjoy the champs vibes
Well at least Mr warren Blake will loose he wount make any money….off champs so the Runners only no spectators Mr Warren seems like he knows something about the Coronavirus.
Jamaica excitedly Wah inna d mix eeh. Is the coronaVirus there? How unnu reach deh so Any confirmed cases on the island? I’m so confused!!
Students and workers only
I like the idea of no spectators. As least we will not have to hear the dumb vuvuzelas. It’s so annoying. It should be banned from the stadium.
Champs can go on atletes only and officials.Safer that way.
Champs. No #CoronAVirus is here.
Dr Blake can stay home.
What a way dem want d virus here!!!! Unu musi virus badmind.. everything Jamaica wa ina !!
Online champs
No out side people New York have cases of the disease Jamaica people can fill the stadium
CHAMP
Champs
Champs
Really dr Blake , we coming to champs
We nu matter Jamaican alone can fill up d stadium and we still ago enjoy champs 2020
#calabar