Argentina insists its MotoGP is not at risk
With Qatar cancelled for the MotoGP class and Thailand postponed, Argentina has attempted to quell speculation about its forthco🧸ming 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 Texas goes ahea꧋d from April 3-5.
Qatar was cancelled when the country imposed a blanket two-wee𝄹k quarantine fꦯor all arrivals that had recently visited Italy, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
With Qatar cancelled for the MotoGP class and Thailand postponed, Argentina has attempted to quell speculation about its forthcoming MotoGP event🅺.
Argentina is due to host what would now be round two of theꦏ season on April17-19, assuming 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 quarantine for all arrivals that had recently visit🔜ed Italy, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Thailand then po🍷stponed its planned MotoGP event at Buriram from March 20-22 'to reflect the gove🍸rnment's seriousness in tackling the [coronavirus] problem', by halting any events with large numbers of spectators.
That has put the remaining pair of opening flyaways, at COTA and Termas de R൲io 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' warning issued for the countr🌞y ꦑas a whole.
While the US has reported 88 cases of the virus, there have not been any recorded cases in Argentina, where the grand pri🔯x organisers have issued a statement explaining that there are no barriers to prevent MotoGP going ahead:
'Argentina currently has🔴 no restrictions on the outbreak of coronavirus and no problem is projected due to the security protocol of the 🗹Ministry of Health of the Nation and the Government of Santiago del Estero…
'The MotoGP date in Argentina will r♏un normally and will continue to be p𓆉art of the 2020 World Championship Calendar.'
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