Indian Wells tennis cancelled over coronavirus fears eNCA
Courtmaster Jeffrey Brooker cleans the center court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The BNP Paribas Open was cancelled by the Riverside County Public Health Department, as county officials declared a public health emergency when a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the area.
Officials said in a news release on Sunday that they opted to cancel after the health department of California's Riverside County declared a public health emergency for the Coachella Valley -- in the desert east of Los Angeles -- after a confirmed case of COVID-19 locally.Days earlier, organisers had said they planned to go ahead with extra health measures in place such as hand sanitizing stations, beefed up cleaning protocols and gloves for ball kids, volunteers and food workers.
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