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The novel coronavirus continues to spread in the U.S. Cities and states are restricting large gatherings of people, and even presidential hopefuls are canceling rallies. Here is a list of events and destinations that have been affected by the outbreak. City and State restrictions Massachusetts On Sunday, Governor Charlie Baker has banned gatherings of 25 people or more. Restaurants are to be take-out only through April 17. New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Governors Cuomo (NY), Lamont (CT) and Murphy (NJ) announced their respective states will be shutting down all movie theaters, gyms and casinos temporarily. All restaurants and bars are restricted to take-out only. Sporting Events and Leagues NBA The NBA has abruptly suspended its season “until further notice.” The decision came after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Utah’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That game was immediately canceled. At the time the NBA decided to suspend the season, a plan was not yet in place for when the league would resume. PGA Golf The PGA Tour canceled the Players Championship after the first round and all tournaments until the Masters. The Masters Tournament has been postponed, the chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club announced on Friday. Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, said the Masters will now take place “at some later date.” NHL The NHL announced it is pausing the 2019-20 season, effective immediately. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league will try to resume games “as soon as it is appropriate and prudent,” and is hopeful the stoppage will not affect the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Major League Baseball Major League Baseball delayed the start of its regular season until May at the earliest. The league said in a statement on March 16 the move was made in accordance with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention against gatherings of 50 people or more for eight weeks. Major League Soccer The MLS season has been put on hold. Only two games into the season, the league announced it is suspending play for 30 days. U.S. Soccer The United States Soccer Federation announced it would cancel upcoming men’s and women’s national team matches in March and April. The statement said the majority of the Youth National Team and Extended National Team camps that were planned through the end of April would also be canceled. NCAA Basketball Tournament The NCAA has canceled the 2020 Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. XFL football The XFL has suspended play, effective immediately. Prior to the announcement, the new football league said the March 15 game between the Los Angeles Wildcats and the Seattle Dragons would take place without fans. Tennis: ATP and WTA tours Thursday, the Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women’s Tennis Association, the governing bodies for both men’s and women’s professional tennis respectively, announced they are both suspending ongoing tennis tours due to health concerns over COVID-19. The ATP has declared a six-week suspension of play, meaning no tournaments will be held up to the week of April 20. International Soccer England: Premier League The English Premier League has postponed its season until at least April 4. The decision was reached after the league called an emergency meeting. The league had previously postponed the Manchester City vs. Arsenal match after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus. Several Premier League players have also tested positive for the virus. USMNT midfielder Christian Pulisic and his Chelsea teammates are in self-quarantine after a teammate tested positive. Several players from Leicester City and Manchester City have also tested positive. CBS Sports reports there is a possibility that the Premier League 2019-20 season may not be completed. Greg Clarke, chairman of the Football Association which regulates the sport in England reportedly said he does not think it’s “feasible” the season will be completed. Spain: La Liga In Spain, all La Liga soccer matches have been suspended for the next two matchdays. Italy: Seria A Italy’s top soccer league Serie A played several matches “behind closed doors” in empty stadiums. But the country has now suspended all sporting events until April 3 at the earliest. A defender for top club Juventus has tested positive for the virus. France: Ligue 1, Ligue 2 France’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have suspended all matches until further notice. Prior to Friday morning’s announcement, the top French soccer leagues had been playing all matches in empty stadiums, a plan they had intended to see through April 15. Germany: Bundesliga Germany’s Bundesliga teams will also play their matches in empty stadiums this weekend. No plans have been announced to suspend play at this time. Bundesliga club Paderborn announced that coach Steffen Baumgart is being tested for the virus and second division club Hannover 96 has two players in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. UEFA Champions League and Europa League UEFA, the European governing body for soccer, postponed of Europe’s two largest soccer tournaments. Both the Champions League and Europa League competitions are being postponed due to the spread of the coronavirus. The Champions League round of 16 was set to finish next week and quarterfinals slated to begin on April 7. After the announcement, it is now unclear when play will resume. Auto Racing The opening race of the Formula 1 racing season has been canceled. The Australian Grand Prix has also been canceled, race organizers announced. The NHRA announced Gatornationals, the annual drag racing event, was also canceled. The news comes after a member of the McLaren Racing Team tested positive for COVID-19, the statement said. NASCAR announced they would postpone race events at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway over the next two weeks. NASCAR had originally announced it would race without fans in attendance and only drivers, crews and other necessary personnel, but have now reversed that decision. Music Festivals Coachella and Stagecoach Organizers of the annual music festival have pushed it back by six months at the direction of health authorities. Goldenvoice announced the rescheduling of the 2020 music festival. Coachella will now take place over two weekends in October: October 9 to 11 and October 16 to 18. Stagecoach, which highlights country music, will take place on October 23 to 25. Following the announcement, headliners Dan + Shay took to Twitter to announce that they would not be able to make the rescheduled dates due to their planned tour. Coachella draws up to a quarter-million people to Indio, California, every year. This year’s lineup is set to include Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, Lana Del Rey and Thom Yorke. South by Southwest Austin mayor Steve Adler canceled South by Southwest, the preeminent film, music and media conference that was set to begin in one week. The move comes after weeks of public pressure, during which the conference lost major attendees including Facebook, Twitter, Intel, Mashable, Netflix, Amazon and TikTok. More than 50,000 people had petitioned for the event to be called off. “There was no acceptable path forward that would mitigate the risk to our community,” said Dr. Mark Escott, Austin’s interim health authority. He noted that the number of visitors attending SXSW and their many geographic origins would have created a crisis situation. No cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Travis County, which houses Austin, Escott said. There are at least six cases in the Houston area, the Associated Press reports. Ultra Music Festival Miami’s Ultra Music Festival, which was scheduled to take place March 20 to 22, has been called off until next year, the Miami Herald reported. Tin Pan South Songwriting Festival The annual songwriting festival featuring both amateur and professional composers has been canceled. Tin Pan South Songwriting Festival organizers cited both the recent deadly tornado as well as coronavirus concerns. Met Gala 2020 Postponed This year’s Met Gala has been officially postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event’s co-chair Anna Wintour confirmed on Monday. Movies and Theater Broadway shows canceled Broadway is going dark due to coronavirus concerns as New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced gatherings with 500 people or more are no longer permitted in the Empire State. While the New York ban was set to go into effect Friday at 5 p.m., the Broadway shows shutdown began at 5 p.m. Thursday and will run through April 12. Tribeca Film Festival postponed In a statement Thursday, Tribeca Film Festival announced postponement based on Governor Cuomo’s announcement. The festival was supposed to take place April 15 – 26, co-founder Jane Rosenthal said on the festival group’s website. CinemaCon The National Association of Theatre Owners canceled CinemaCon 2020, originally scheduled for March 30 – April 2 in Las Vegas, the organizers said in a statement posted. The convention features distributors and exhibitors presenting upcoming films as a preview for the summer movie season. Movie releases delayed Sony, Paramount, STX, Disney, and Universal have all delayed the release of several feature films. Some of the movies include F9, No Time to Die, Lovebirds, Mulan, The New Mutants, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, A Quiet Place Part II, and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Concert Tours Pearl Jam Individual musicians are also calling off their tours. Pearl Jam has pushed back the North American leg of its tour, which was scheduled to start March 13 in Toronto. (Shows in Germany are still scheduled to proceed, starting June 23.) Avril Lavigne Pop singer Avril Lavigne has canceled multiple tour dates throughout Europe in March and April. She took to Twitter to tell her fans “You’re in my thoughts and prayers and we are hoping to announce rescheduled shows soon.” Green Day American pop-punk band Green Day postponed their “Hella Mega” tour dates in Asia “due to the health + travel concerns with coronavirus,” the group said on Twitter. “We know it sucks, as we were looking forward to seeing you all, but hold on to your tickets we’ll be announcing the new dates very soon.” Blake Shelton The country singer’s “Friends and Heroes” tour dates from March 12 to March 21 have been postponed and will be rescheduled. K-Pop: BTS, Taeyeon and NCT K-pop group BTS, one of the most popular boy bands in the world, canceled April tour dates in Seoul citing concerns about the coronavirus. Instead of starting its world tour in Seoul, the band will hold its first show in Santa Clara, California, later in April. Fellow singers Taeyeon and NCT also dropped planned shows for Singapore. Public Events Boston Marathon postponed The Boston Marathon, scheduled for April 20, was also postponed. The marathon has been rescheduled for September 14. White House Easter Egg Roll The White House has called off this year’s Easter Egg Roll as public health officials across the country implement new measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The annual event, which takes place on the South Lawn, was scheduled to take place April 13, but was canceled “out of an abundance of caution,” the White House said. Vacation Destinations Disney resorts in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo The Tokyo Disney resort said this week it would close until March 15 due to the coronavirus outbreak. Disney theme parks in Shanghai have been closed since January 24 and Hong Kong Disney attractions since January 25. Disneyland – Anaheim, California Disneyland was granted an exception from the state of California advisory to postpone or cancel all gatherings of 250 people or more. After initially deciding to stay open, Disneyland announced it would shut down for the remainder of March. This is only the fourth time in history the California park has closed. Officials said that Disney’s three hotels at Disneyland — the Disneyland Hotel, Paradise Pier and the Grand Californian — will remain open until Monday, March 16 to give current guests enough time to make travel arrangements. Disney World – Orlando, Florida A few hours after announcing Disneyland’s closing, Disney announced that the theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, and the Disneyland Paris Resort will close starting at the close of business on March 15. Disney Cruise Line will suspend all new departures beginning March 14. On its website, Disney World says those with tickets for days the park is closed will be extended to use any date through December 15, 2020, and annual passes will be extended by the number of days the parks are closed, March 16, 2020, through March 31, 2020. Universal Studios – Orlando and Hollywood CBS Miami reports that Universal Orlando will be closing its two parks and water park. The closures will last until the end of March. However, the company said Universal’s hotels and CityWalk will remain open. Universal Studios Hollywood also announced they would be closed to the public, according to CBS Los Angeles. SeaWorld closing SeaWorld announced they are temporarily closing all our theme parks through the end of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology conferences E3 2020 E3, the world’s biggest gaming convention, has been called off, CNET reported. The Entertainment Software Association, which organizes the annual event, said E3 will return in 2021, according to GameSpot. The convention is a spotlight for major game companies to showcase their new products for the year. Last year, 66,000 people attended. Microsoft and Ubisoft will showcase their games online instead. “After careful consultation with our member companies regarding the health and safety of everyone in our industry — our fans, our employees, our exhibitors and our longtime E3 partners — we have made the difficult decision to cancel E3 2020, scheduled for June 9 to 11 in Los Angeles,” the Entertainment Software Association said in a statement. Facebook Global Marketing Summit and F8 conference Facebook canceled its annual marketing summit scheduled for early March, which was expected to draw 4,000 people. Additionally, their annual F8 developers conference – scheduled for May 5 and 6 – has also been canceled. Facebook called off the “in-person component” of its F8 developer conference, the company’s biggest annual event, which typically brings thousands of software engineers to Silicon Valley. Facebook said it would replace the event with “locally hosted events, videos and live-streamed content.” Google I/O and Cloud Next conferences Google announced that it has canceled its annual developers conference scheduled for May 12 to 14. The announcement came after the search giant had announced the cancellation of both its annual Cloud Next conference and Google News Initiative Summit, opting for a virtual cloud conference instead. Google News Initiative Google called off its annual news conference, which would have brought together several hundred media-industry attendees in Sunnyvale, California, in late April. “We regret that we have to cancel our global Google News Initiative summit but the health and wellbeing of our guests is our number one priority,” Richard Gingras, vice president of news, said in a statement. Mobile World Congress The MWC, the world’s largest technology trade show, typically attracts some 100,000 people from around the world to Barcelona every February. But the conference organizers called off this year’s event after high-profile attendees including Facebook and LG pulled out. “The global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances make it impossible for the GSMA to hold the event,” the organization said in a statement on February 12. The show has been an annual event since 2006. Games Developer Conference After Gearbox, Blizzard Entertainment, and other big developers announced they would not attend Games Developer Conference in March, the conference was postponed. Organizers say that GDC will still happen in summer 2020, but it is unclear whether the developers that have dropped out will still attend at a later time this year. Other conferences and conventions Adobe Summit Adobe canceled the in-person version of its eponymous Summit, scheduled for March 29 to April 2 in Las Vegas, the AP reported. More than 20,000 people were expected to attend the conference, which will be held as an “online experience” this year, according to the AP. Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has called off all conferences and meetings set to take place on its campus on New York’s Long Island for the coming month. “CSHL has canceled or postponed all upcoming scientific conferences and courses bringing participants to campus through April 5th, and will reevaluate future offerings on a rolling basis,” the lab said in a statement. The move affects at least four courses set to take place in that time period. Real estate conferences The National Association of Realtors canceled two West Coast conferences this week: the Joint AE Institute, which was to take place March 13 to 16 in San Diego, and the Realtor Broker Summit, scheduled for March 31 to April 1 in Los Angeles. The group said it is “considering alternatives” and could reschedule, relocate or redesign both conferences later in the year. WonderCon 2020 Comic-Con International’s upcoming WonderCon convention, originally scheduled for April 1 through April 12, has been postponed until a later date. In a statement, organizers cited a California Department of Public Health recommendation that gatherings and events of more than 250 people should either be postponed or canceled. The fate of San Diego Comic-Con, the largest comic book convention, has not yet been decided. It is currently scheduled to take place July 23 to 26. World Bank, International Monetary Fund The 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank, announced that they will replace their regular spring meetings in Washington with a “virtual format,” the Associated Press reported. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass issued a joint statement saying their decision was driven by “growing health concerns related to the virus.” Separately, the World Bank has said it would make up to $12 billion available globally to boost countries’ response to the coronavirus, the Financial Times reported. The two global lending organizations typically hold a spring meeting in Washington, where they both have their headquarters. This year’s meeting had been scheduled for the week of April 13. Houston energy conference CERAWeek 2020 A major energy conference in Houston has been called off. IHS Markit has canceled CERAWeek 2020, an annual energy conference that was set to attract delegates from more than 80 countries to Houston starting March 9. “We do this with deep disappointment,” the organizers said in a statement, adding that their top priority was the health and safety of conference participants. “We have spent the last several weeks focused on this question, established a medical partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital, have been in continuing dialogue with experts on infectious disease, and established an extensive protocol. But the spread of COVID-19 is moving quickly around the world,” the organizers added. ASEAN summit The Trump administration postponed a March 14 summit with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. President Trump invited ASEAN leaders to a meeting in Las Vegas after he did not attend a November summit with the group in Bangkok, Reuters reported. Geneva International Auto Show The annual Geneva International Motor Show was canceled as the Swiss government put an immediate ban on all public and private events involving more than 1,000 people, CNET reported. The ban is expected to last until at least March 15. “We are aware that this measure will have a significant impact on public life,” said Switzerland’s interior minister, Alain Berset. The event, originally slated to kick off March 5, was expected to generate up to 250 million Swiss francs (or $257 million) in spending, according to the AP. Switzerland has reported 15 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. It borders northern Italy, which has seen the largest cluster of cases in Europe. Other affected events include the traditional Carnival procession in Basel, a ski marathon and several soccer matches, according to the AP. Alex Sundby contributed reporting. Exhibitors have to dismantle their displays after cancellation of the Geneva Auto Show on February 28 in Geneva, Switzerland. Hundreds of coronavirus cases have been confirmed in nearby northern Italy and smaller numbers are being confirmed daily across western Europe. Robert Hradil / Getty Images The post Closed due to coronavirus: List of activities and state shutdowns over COVID-19 outbreak concerns appeared first on Shri Times.

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The FDA’s gay and bi blood-donor ban isn’t just stigmatizing—it’s also likely outdated

All US blood donations get tested for HIV and other transmittable illnesses. But a sexual-orientation questionnaire, which some say is prejudiced, serves as a second screener. (Ahmad Ardity/Pixabay/)

It took until mid-April for Jack Turban to feel like he had his life back. A few weeks earlier, a cough and slight runny nose morphed into a splitting headache and chronic exhaustion. Turban, a resident physician in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, soon tested positive for COVID-19.

During his recovery, he came across reports on convalescent plasma transfusion, an experimental therapy that boosts the immune responses of those suffering from severe coronavirus infections. Blood centers urged recovered patients to donate their plasma, the protein-filled, yolk-colored liquid that may contain COVID-19 antibodies, which can potentially save lives and beat back the disease.

But as Turban soon found out, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bans men who’ve had sex with other men in the last three months from donating their blood, even during a global health crisis.

The FDA’s guidelines have long prevented gay and bisexual men like Turban from being donors. In 1983, in response to the growing AIDS epidemic, the agency enacted a lifetime ban against men with same-sex preferences from giving blood. In 2015, the FDA changed their policy, requiring that gay and bisexual men practice celibacy for a year before donating. On April 3, the FDA shortened this period to these months to address blood shortages during the pandemic.

The policy, according to Turban, both stigmatizes LGBTQIA+ people and exacerbates the country’s severe blood shortage. Virtually all blood drives have been cancelled during the pandemic, says Kate Fry, CEO of America’s Blood Centers, and while most organizations are still accepting donations with social-distancing measures in place, collection levels are extremely low. The Red Cross, which provides 40 percent of the nation’s blood supply, saw its inventory slashed in half. Vitalant canceled 6,800 blood drives, losing 175,000 pints of blood since March.

The origins of the blood ban

In 1981, five previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles contracted a rare lung infection called Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Hundreds of cases soon spread across the nation, and by the end of the year, 318 people had died of the condition, called auto-immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS. Eighty-five percent of them were gay and bisexual men.

After two years of confusion, scientists finally pinpointed the disease to be bloodborne, leading the FDA to set rules of refusal again gay and bisexual men and intravenous drug users. Donation centers implemented questionnaires that routinely asked potential donors about their sexuality and substance use.

In late 1983, scientists isolated the virus behind AIDS. Within two years, blood banks were all applying the first HIV test, named enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or ELISA, to all the samples they collected. The analysis successfully detected HIV antibodies 96 to 98 percent of the time. Paired with another test, called the Western Blot, ELISA was nearly perfect—except for one troubling flaw. During a six- to eight-week “window period” right after infection, the virus proved undetectable.

Protests seized the country during the height on the AIDS crisis, largely in response to subpar research and health policies by the federal government. (Donna Binder/National Library of Medicine/)

Since then, better methods of detection have winnowed the “window period” down to 7 to 14 days. The fourth-generation HIV test, introduced in 2010, detects both antibodies and antigens, which develop faster in the immune system.

Although fatality rates have sharply decreased, the AIDS epidemic is far from over. Gay and bisexual men are still the most vulnerable population, representing 69 percent of an estimated 38,000 new infections in the US each year. But new blood-screening technologies have also drastically reduced the risk of HIV transmission through transfusions, causing many experts to call for the removal of the FDA’s three-month celibacy policy.

The debate around the testing window

So what is the possibility of contracting HIV from a blood transfusion today? “One in 1.5 million,” says Jared Kirchner, chief medical officer at the American Academy of HIV Medicine. “It’s not zero, but it’s pretty darn low. The last time a recipient of a blood transfusion contracted HIV was in 2008—more than 12 years ago.

Katharine Bar, an assistant professor at Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn, claims that the days-long waiting period for antigens and antibodies is not as risky as many think. “The window period is relevant when we’re diagnosing individuals for HIV, but less relevant when we’re screening blood donations,” she explains. “The virus hasn’t gotten to the point where it’s in the systemic circulation.”

Yet the FDA continues to use the window period as its argument against abolishing the donation ban for gay and bisexual men, says Brain Custer, a director of epidemiology and policy science at Vitalant Research Institute. Part of that rigidness stems from the limits of modern sampling. When a donor’s blood undergoes screening, a small dose is taken from the 500 mL bag. That means a small sample could test negative for HIV infection, even if the larger source is positive, Custer says.

In those cases, the sexual-history question stands in as a back-up screening measure. The FDA policy will remain in place until the risk of removing the survey can be adequately measured, Custer says—an endeavor he and the agency are about to take on. They plan to launch a six- to nine-month study in July or August to investigate the risk of eliminating time deferrals at blood centers nationwide. With help from LGBTQIA+ groups and donor organizations like the Red Cross, they’ll beta test a new questionnaire on 2,000 gay or bisexual men. How many sexual partners have they had? Do they use protection? Do they take prophylactics? This new pool of information, combined with the regular blood tests, will help Custer and other health experts determine if the decades-old questionnaire can finally be swapped.

GLAAD, a nonprofit promoting the rights of LGBTQIA+ folks, has spoken out against the FDA’s impending study, however. “The FDA is placing American lives on the line as they debate stigma, not science,” the group’s president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a press release. “During the current crisis, the FDA is wasting time and money on a pilot study when all the scientific research and medical authorities plainly state that gay and bi men should not be restricted from donating blood,” An open letter issued by GLAAD, signed by 500 medical professionals, notes that the agency’s reduction of the 12-month ban is a “step in the right direction” but still “does not go far enough in reversing the unscientific ban.”

Inching forward in the 21st century

As the FDA slowly starts up its investigation, blood banks are still struggling to implement the special three-month time deferral policy. The FDA released an updated behavioral questionnaire on May 5 for all donor centers to use. By May 15, all OneBlood locations were accepting contributions from gay and bisexual men who followed the three-month abstince period, spokesperson Susan Forbes tells PopSci. Centers run by Vitalant, the second-largest blood collector in the US, won’t be open for the same donor group until August, the company’s chief of marketing Cliff Numark says. Meanwhile, America’s Blood Centers is staggering the rollout: The New York Blood Center updated its questionnaire on June 1, but hundreds of other sites are still operating under old guidelines. The Red Cross didn’t respond in time for comment.

“Most people assume that it should be implemented immediately,” Fry of America’s Blood Centers explains. “They say, why can’t I donate today? People don’t realize the process that blood centers have to go through to implement this. We need to change the computer system, conduct training, and revise questionnaires.” She suggests donors should call ahead of time to ensure they won’t be turned away at the doors.

A question of bias

“I don’t see a necessity for that sexual orientation question,” Kirchner from American Academy of HIV Medicine says. “They’re still going to screen everyone’s blood.” He thinks that an individual risk assessment with specific questions about donor health, sexual behavior, and drug use would be a better option because it skirts the charged and often discriminatory dynamics around sexual orientation.

As the FDA takes baby steps toward reassessing its blood-donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men, the LGBTQIA+ community continues to advocate against what they call is a discriminatory and homophobic policy. GLAAD issued a petition in March for the FDA to eliminate its time deferral rule for men who have sex with men, garnering more than 25,000 signatures by the end of April. Other countries have eliminated similar bans in the last few years, including Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and Hungary.

Even with the COVID-19 update, the time deferral keeps many potential donors away from blood centers. Gary Saperstein, who operates a vineyard in California that boosts LGBTQ+ movements, says can’t donate blood because he’s gay and sexually active. “I’ll be turned away,” he explains. “I live with that in my life. It’s just another discriminatory act against people in the LGBTQ community.”

Turban, the resident from Massachusetts General Hospital, also continues to speak out against the FDA’s ban. “It perpetuates societal homophobia and sexual shame,” he says, “both of which are key determinants of mental health problems among gay and bisexual men.” He argues that these archaic medical policies stigmatize an already stigmatized population, turning away healthy blood donors when the country needs it the most. “This sends a damaging message to gay and bisexual men,” Turban says. “You can only be a good charitable person, the kind of person who donates blood, if you don’t have sex.”

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scootoaster · 4 years

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The FDA’s gay and bi blood-donor ban isn’t just stigmatizing—it’s also likely outdated

All US blood donations get tested for HIV and other transmittable illnesses. But a sexual-orientation questionnaire, which some say is prejudiced, serves as a second screener. (Ahmad Ardity/Pixabay/)

But as Turban soon found out, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bans men who’ve had sex with other men in the last three months from donating their blood, even during a global health crisis.

The origins of the blood ban

Protests seized the country during the height on the AIDS crisis, largely in response to subpar research and health policies by the federal government. (Donna Binder/National Library of Medicine/)

The debate around the testing window

Inching forward in the 21st century

A question of bias

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The United States Supreme Court may have legalized sports betting across the country, but the debate over daily fantasy sports continues across the country on the state level. According to the Westchester Journal News, the viability of DFS in New York is up in question after acting state Supreme Court Justice Gerald Connolly recent ruled that such companies “violate the state constitution.” Connolly “ruled in favor of anti-gambling organizations that had challenged the state's 2016 law allowing and regulating DFS, deciding the games directly violate the gambling ban in the state constitution." The state is expected to appeal the ruling, which would allow companies such as FanDuel and DraftKings to remain operating in New York while the court proceedings are worked out. A DraftKings lawyer noted that the expected worst-case scenario for the DFS operator would “involve a referendum so that the state can regulate it.” While none of Tuesday’s elections directly impact the sports betting legislation, it’s a safe bet that in some states, newly-elected officials will play a vital role in implementing legal sports wagering in the next few years.

The Golden State Warriors are planning to move into their new home in downtown San Francisco but are still being ordered to pay $40 million for renovations to Oakland’s Oracle Arena. According to the Associated Press, authorities from Alameda County are in a battle with the Warriors over debt payments stemming from a $150 million bond that the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority took out in 1996 for basketball-centric renovations. The team “agreed to help finance” the bond with annual payments, contributing $7.5 million per year to date, but said that its debt obligations “end when they terminate their lease and leave Oakland for San Francisco and the new Chase Center at the end of the season.” The city and county still have to repay about $80 million in renovation costs at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum for the Oakland Raiders, who are not obligated to help repay the money, even when they move to Las Vegas. Next up on the Oakland pro sports agenda: the seemingly never-ending search for a new home for the MLB Oakland A’s.

Heading into the MLS Playoffs, let’s take a look back at the regular season. According to SportsBusiness Journal, the 2018 regular season finished with an average attendance of 21,873, coming as a 1.1% drop from last year’s number. This comes as the first year-over-year drop for the league in the last five years, though many teams had extremely strong years. Atlanta United FC dominated attendance figures for the second consecutive year, packing Mercedes-Benz Stadium with over 53,000 fans per home match, a 10% increase from last year’s recording-breaking season. The Columbus Crew finished at the bottom of the league in terms of overall attendance and year-over-year drop-off, bringing in only 12,447 fans per match, a nearly 20% slide from last season. Despite being “saved” from relocation to Austin, Texas, the club will need to make some significant changes if it wants to remain in the ever-expanding league; while MLS has no official relegation like European leagues, if it did, the Crew would be the first club in line for demotion.

ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona prepares to show off its $178 million facelift. ISM will publicly debut its renovations for its fall NASCAR race, the Can-AM 500, on November 11. According to raceway officials and tech leader ISM, the enhancements were focused on improving the fan experience, including updated areas around the garages and pit row to allow fans to get up close and personal with their favorite drivers and cars. ISM Raceway and longtime sponsor O’Reilly Auto Parts have also announced an expanded partnership that will give O’Reilly sponsorship of the track’s crescent near the new start/finish line. O’Reilly will debut its sponsored branding of the area as part of the track’s Opening Weekend, and host the O’Reilly Auto Parts Pre-Race Party in the crescent on Sunday, November 11 ahead of the Can-Am 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series semifinal playoff race. As the raceway says goodbye to longtime president Bryan Sperber, who spearheaded the renovations, naming rights holder ISM and the track’s other partners should know they are in good hands with new president Julie Giese, tabbed by International Speedway Corp. for the role.

The New York Islanders have announced a partnership with leading education technology company EVERFI that will bring a new digital course to Long Island schools. The Islanders are the first pro sports team to support the Honor Code leadership and anti-bullying initiative. This course takes a practical approach to bullying prevention, empowering students, and teaching leadership skills and ways to help create a positive school environment. "This partnership with EVERFI continues our effort to support innovative ways to educate children, not only on the sport of hockey, but on the essentials of education in the classroom," Islanders President and GM Lou Lamoriello said. "We have never tolerated any type of bullying so to have a program like Honor Code geared towards eliminating the issue directly, made the decision to partner with them an easy one." Honor Code is a digital course that teaches all students to create change, whether they're engaging in bullying, on the receiving end of it or witnessing it in their school. The program, which targets students in grades 8-10, will be available to schools at no cost in Nassau County and Queens. Nearly one in four students between age 12-18 report being bullied according to the National Center for Education Statistics – programs like Honor Code take an important step towards reducing these troubling numbers.

If it wasn’t confirmed before, it is now: London loves American football. According to SportsBusiness Journal, the NFL recently announced its plan to host four games in London next season after successfully hosting three sold-out games at iconic Wembley Stadium in the English capital. All of the 2019 teams have yet to be announced, but it has been confirmed that the Jacksonville Jaguars will be featured in one of those contests. The Jaguars, led by owner Shahid Khan, have made a London their second home, having played a game there in each of the past six seasons. “We’ve staged some mouth-watering matches here and hope to host even more in the years to come as we demonstrate that London is open,” said London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The three games played this season at Wembley averaged 85,031 fans, a very positive sign for the NFL and its International Series. Next year, two games will be held at Wembley and another two at Tottenham’s new White Hart Lane. To date, the Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers are the only teams to not cross the pond to play; we’ll see if that changes in 2019.

Caesars Entertainment is making a serious push into the sports sponsorship world, as seen by its decision to sign a multiyear agreement with Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. According to SportsBusiness Journal, working with HBSE, the ownership entity of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, was a strategic choice for Caesars due to its visibility in the New Jersey marketplace. Caesars Entertainment Senior Vice President of Marketing and Chief Experience Officer Michael Marino noted that New Jersey is “clearly the focus” at this point; the company has plans to use the Devils deal “to drive users to its mobile sportsbook app and guests to its Atlantic City casinos.” Caesars will put its name on a 5,000-square-foot premium lounge in Prudential Center’s main concourse and will receive digital signage around the arena, including on its 4,800-square-foot outdoor LED board. Pennsylvania also presents an interesting opportunity for the casino operator. “Both buildings, both teams and both fan bases make a lot of sense to feed the assets we already have existing and the ones we’re building moving forward,” said Marino. “It just felt like the ideal partner for us." Especially if Pennsylvania legalizes sports betting in the near future.

The WNBA Players Association has notified league owners that it intends to exercise its right to opt-out of its current collective bargaining agreement at the completion of the 2019 season, two years early. According to JohnWallStreet, WNBA players are looking for “full” fiscal transparency, a larger share of league revenues (currently 20%, NBA players receive 50%), better working conditions including travel accommodations, and more marketing and promotion from the NBA (which owns 70% of the league). While the 2019 season won’t be affected, failure to come to terms could put the beginning of the 2020 season at risk. While the WNBPA seeks basic comparable treatment to their male counterparts, according to the WNBA negotiations are going to be “rooted in the financial realities of our business” (i.e. comparable treatment is unrealistic unless you generate comparable profits) and according to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the reality is that the WNBA has "lost over $10 million every year we’ve operated." In comparison, the NBA generated $7.4 billion last year. If the players choose to walk out, it seems highly unlikely league owners are going to be motivated by an unprofitable business going dark.

FIFA will double the prize money available at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, with $30 million to be split between the 24 teams taking part in next year's tournament in France. FIFA president Gianni Infantino described the move as "a very important message for women’s football.” However, the implementations have been criticized by FIFPro, the global players’ union, as well as by individual players and national governing bodies, with the additional funding viewed as insufficient. Despite the $15 million increase from 2015, the disparity between the available prize money in FIFA’s flagship men’s and women’s tournaments has also seen a significant increase: the men’s edition has seen a 12% rise, taking the overall prize money to $400 million – a gender gap of $370 million. For example, France, the 2018 men’s winner, received $38 million from FIFA, while the winning nation of next year’s women’s competition will take home just $4 million. Despite these changes, it’s clear that on a global basis, soccer is far removed from the goal of equality for all World Cup players, men and women alike.

Tiger Woods’ $9 million clash with Phil Mickelson – labeled "The Match" – has secured Capital One as its title sponsor. The event, the first televised pay-per-view golf product in U.S. history, has a retail price tag of $19.99 as announced by producer Turner Sports. The head-to-head competition takes place November 23 at Las Vegas’ Shadow Creek course, and will be hosted by MGM Resorts International. "Capital One’s The Match," as the exhibition has been christened, will be available through Turner’s B/R Live OTT live-streaming service, and via California-based sister network DirecTV. HBO Sport’s “24/7” will also air shoulder content. Audi has been named the official automotive partner, while AT&T is the official wireless and data services partner. The winner of the event between the two iconic golfers, who hold 19 major titles between them, will receive $9 million, with an additional set of in-game challenges – such as a longest drive competition – raising money for charity. However, early polls indicate a low level of interest among golf fans – unless Woods and Mickelson reach for their own wallets during the round.

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Closed due to coronavirus: List of activities and state shutdowns over COVID-19 outbreak concerns

City and State restrictions

Massachusetts

On Sunday, Governor Charlie Baker has banned gatherings of 25 people or more. Restaurants are to be take-out only through April 17.

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey

Governors Cuomo (NY), Lamont (CT) and Murphy (NJ) announced their respective states will be shutting down all movie theaters, gyms and casinos temporarily. All restaurants and bars are restricted to take-out only.

Sporting Events and Leagues

NBA

The NBA has abruptly suspended its season “until further notice.” The decision came after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Utah’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That game was immediately canceled.

At the time the NBA decided to suspend the season, a plan was not yet in place for when the league would resume.

PGA Golf

The PGA Tour canceled the Players Championship after the first round and all tournaments until the Masters.

The Masters Tournament has been postponed, the chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club announced on Friday. Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, said the Masters will now take place “at some later date.”

NHL

The NHL announced it is pausing the 2019-20 season, effective immediately. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league will try to resume games “as soon as it is appropriate and prudent,” and is hopeful the stoppage will not affect the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball delayed the start of its regular season until May at the earliest. The league said in a statement on March 16 the move was made in accordance with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention against gatherings of 50 people or more for eight weeks.

Major League Soccer

The MLS season has been put on hold. Only two games into the season, the league announced it is suspending play for 30 days.

U.S. Soccer

The United States Soccer Federation announced it would cancel upcoming men’s and women’s national team matches in March and April. The statement said the majority of the Youth National Team and Extended National Team camps that were planned through the end of April would also be canceled.

NCAA Basketball Tournament

The NCAA has canceled the 2020 Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

XFL football

The XFL has suspended play, effective immediately. Prior to the announcement, the new football league said the March 15 game between the Los Angeles Wildcats and the Seattle Dragons would take place without fans.

Tennis: ATP and WTA tours

Thursday, the Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women’s Tennis Association, the governing bodies for both men’s and women’s professional tennis respectively, announced they are both suspending ongoing tennis tours due to health concerns over COVID-19. The ATP has declared a six-week suspension of play, meaning no tournaments will be held up to the week of April 20.

International Soccer

England: Premier League

The English Premier League has postponed its season until at least April 4. The decision was reached after the league called an emergency meeting. The league had previously postponed the Manchester City vs. Arsenal match after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus.

Several Premier League players have also tested positive for the virus. USMNT midfielder Christian Pulisic and his Chelsea teammates are in self-quarantine after a teammate tested positive. Several players from Leicester City and Manchester City have also tested positive.

CBS Sports reports there is a possibility that the Premier League 2019-20 season may not be completed. Greg Clarke, chairman of the Football Association which regulates the sport in England reportedly said he does not think it’s “feasible” the season will be completed.

Spain: La Liga

In Spain, all La Liga soccer matches have been suspended for the next two matchdays.

Italy: Seria A

Italy’s top soccer league Serie A played several matches “behind closed doors” in empty stadiums. But the country has now suspended all sporting events until April 3 at the earliest.

A defender for top club Juventus has tested positive for the virus.

France: Ligue 1, Ligue 2

France’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have suspended all matches until further notice. Prior to Friday morning’s announcement, the top French soccer leagues had been playing all matches in empty stadiums, a plan they had intended to see through April 15.

Germany: Bundesliga

Germany’s Bundesliga teams will also play their matches in empty stadiums this weekend. No plans have been announced to suspend play at this time.

Bundesliga club Paderborn announced that coach Steffen Baumgart is being tested for the virus and second division club Hannover 96 has two players in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.

UEFA Champions League and Europa League

UEFA, the European governing body for soccer, postponed of Europe’s two largest soccer tournaments. Both the Champions League and Europa League competitions are being postponed due to the spread of the coronavirus.

The Champions League round of 16 was set to finish next week and quarterfinals slated to begin on April 7. After the announcement, it is now unclear when play will resume.

Auto Racing

The opening race of the Formula 1 racing season has been canceled. The Australian Grand Prix has also been canceled, race organizers announced.

The NHRA announced Gatornationals, the annual drag racing event, was also canceled. The news comes after a member of the McLaren Racing Team tested positive for COVID-19, the statement said.

NASCAR announced they would postpone race events at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway over the next two weeks. NASCAR had originally announced it would race without fans in attendance and only drivers, crews and other necessary personnel, but have now reversed that decision.

Music Festivals

Coachella and Stagecoach

Organizers of the annual music festival have pushed it back by six months at the direction of health authorities. Goldenvoice announced the rescheduling of the 2020 music festival.

Coachella will now take place over two weekends in October: October 9 to 11 and October 16 to 18. Stagecoach, which highlights country music, will take place on October 23 to 25.

Following the announcement, headliners Dan + Shay took to Twitter to announce that they would not be able to make the rescheduled dates due to their planned tour.

Coachella draws up to a quarter-million people to Indio, California, every year. This year’s lineup is set to include Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, Lana Del Rey and Thom Yorke.

South by Southwest

Austin mayor Steve Adler canceled South by Southwest, the preeminent film, music and media conference that was set to begin in one week. The move comes after weeks of public pressure, during which the conference lost major attendees including Facebook, Twitter, Intel, Mashable, Netflix, Amazon and TikTok. More than 50,000 people had petitioned for the event to be called off.

“There was no acceptable path forward that would mitigate the risk to our community,” said Dr. Mark Escott, Austin’s interim health authority. He noted that the number of visitors attending SXSW and their many geographic origins would have created a crisis situation.

No cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Travis County, which houses Austin, Escott said. There are at least six cases in the Houston area, the Associated Press reports.

Ultra Music Festival

Miami’s Ultra Music Festival, which was scheduled to take place March 20 to 22, has been called off until next year, the Miami Herald reported.

Tin Pan South Songwriting Festival

The annual songwriting festival featuring both amateur and professional composers has been canceled. Tin Pan South Songwriting Festival organizers cited both the recent deadly tornado as well as coronavirus concerns.

Met Gala 2020 Postponed

This year’s Met Gala has been officially postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event’s co-chair Anna Wintour confirmed on Monday.

Movies and Theater

Broadway shows canceled

Broadway is going dark due to coronavirus concerns as New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced gatherings with 500 people or more are no longer permitted in the Empire State. While the New York ban was set to go into effect Friday at 5 p.m., the Broadway shows shutdown began at 5 p.m. Thursday and will run through April 12.

Tribeca Film Festival postponed

In a statement Thursday, Tribeca Film Festival announced postponement based on Governor Cuomo’s announcement. The festival was supposed to take place April 15 – 26, co-founder Jane Rosenthal said on the festival group’s website.

CinemaCon

The National Association of Theatre Owners canceled CinemaCon 2020, originally scheduled for March 30 – April 2 in Las Vegas, the organizers said in a statement posted. The convention features distributors and exhibitors presenting upcoming films as a preview for the summer movie season.

Movie releases delayed

Sony, Paramount, STX, Disney, and Universal have all delayed the release of several feature films. Some of the movies include F9, No Time to Die, Lovebirds, Mulan, The New Mutants, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, A Quiet Place Part II, and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.

Concert Tours

Pearl Jam

Individual musicians are also calling off their tours. Pearl Jam has pushed back the North American leg of its tour, which was scheduled to start March 13 in Toronto. (Shows in Germany are still scheduled to proceed, starting June 23.)

Avril Lavigne

Pop singer Avril Lavigne has canceled multiple tour dates throughout Europe in March and April. She took to Twitter to tell her fans “You’re in my thoughts and prayers and we are hoping to announce rescheduled shows soon.”

Green Day

American pop-punk band Green Day postponed their “Hella Mega” tour dates in Asia “due to the health + travel concerns with coronavirus,” the group said on Twitter. “We know it sucks, as we were looking forward to seeing you all, but hold on to your tickets we’ll be announcing the new dates very soon.”

Blake Shelton

The country singer’s “Friends and Heroes” tour dates from March 12 to March 21 have been postponed and will be rescheduled.

K-Pop: BTS, Taeyeon and NCT

K-pop group BTS, one of the most popular boy bands in the world, canceled April tour dates in Seoul citing concerns about the coronavirus. Instead of starting its world tour in Seoul, the band will hold its first show in Santa Clara, California, later in April. Fellow singers Taeyeon and NCT also dropped planned shows for Singapore.

Public Events

Boston Marathon postponed

The Boston Marathon, scheduled for April 20, was also postponed. The marathon has been rescheduled for September 14.

White House Easter Egg Roll

The White House has called off this year’s Easter Egg Roll as public health officials across the country implement new measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The annual event, which takes place on the South Lawn, was scheduled to take place April 13, but was canceled “out of an abundance of caution,” the White House said.

Vacation Destinations

Disney resorts in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo

The Tokyo Disney resort said this week it would close until March 15 due to the coronavirus outbreak. Disney theme parks in Shanghai have been closed since January 24 and Hong Kong Disney attractions since January 25.

Disneyland – Anaheim, California

Disneyland was granted an exception from the state of California advisory to postpone or cancel all gatherings of 250 people or more. After initially deciding to stay open, Disneyland announced it would shut down for the remainder of March. This is only the fourth time in history the California park has closed.

Officials said that Disney’s three hotels at Disneyland — the Disneyland Hotel, Paradise Pier and the Grand Californian — will remain open until Monday, March 16 to give current guests enough time to make travel arrangements.

Disney World – Orlando, Florida

A few hours after announcing Disneyland’s closing, Disney announced that the theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, and the Disneyland Paris Resort will close starting at the close of business on March 15. Disney Cruise Line will suspend all new departures beginning March 14.

On its website, Disney World says those with tickets for days the park is closed will be extended to use any date through December 15, 2020, and annual passes will be extended by the number of days the parks are closed, March 16, 2020, through March 31, 2020.

Universal Studios – Orlando and Hollywood

CBS Miami reports that Universal Orlando will be closing its two parks and water park. The closures will last until the end of March. However, the company said Universal’s hotels and CityWalk will remain open.

Universal Studios Hollywood also announced they would be closed to the public, according to CBS Los Angeles.

SeaWorld closing

SeaWorld announced they are temporarily closing all our theme parks through the end of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Technology conferences

E3 2020

E3, the world’s biggest gaming convention, has been called off, CNET reported. The Entertainment Software Association, which organizes the annual event, said E3 will return in 2021, according to GameSpot. The convention is a spotlight for major game companies to showcase their new products for the year. Last year, 66,000 people attended.

Microsoft and Ubisoft will showcase their games online instead.

“After careful consultation with our member companies regarding the health and safety of everyone in our industry — our fans, our employees, our exhibitors and our longtime E3 partners — we have made the difficult decision to cancel E3 2020, scheduled for June 9 to 11 in Los Angeles,” the Entertainment Software Association said in a statement.

Facebook Global Marketing Summit and F8 conference

Facebook canceled its annual marketing summit scheduled for early March, which was expected to draw 4,000 people. Additionally, their annual F8 developers conference – scheduled for May 5 and 6 – has also been canceled. Facebook called off the “in-person component” of its F8 developer conference, the company’s biggest annual event, which typically brings thousands of software engineers to Silicon Valley. Facebook said it would replace the event with “locally hosted events, videos and live-streamed content.”

Google I/O and Cloud Next conferences

Google announced that it has canceled its annual developers conference scheduled for May 12 to 14. The announcement came after the search giant had announced the cancellation of both its annual Cloud Next conference and Google News Initiative Summit, opting for a virtual cloud conference instead.

Google News Initiative

Google called off its annual news conference, which would have brought together several hundred media-industry attendees in Sunnyvale, California, in late April. “We regret that we have to cancel our global Google News Initiative summit but the health and wellbeing of our guests is our number one priority,” Richard Gingras, vice president of news, said in a statement.

Mobile World Congress

The MWC, the world’s largest technology trade show, typically attracts some 100,000 people from around the world to Barcelona every February. But the conference organizers called off this year’s event after high-profile attendees including Facebook and LG pulled out.

“The global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other circumstances make it impossible for the GSMA to hold the event,” the organization said in a statement on February 12. The show has been an annual event since 2006.

Games Developer Conference

After Gearbox, Blizzard Entertainment, and other big developers announced they would not attend Games Developer Conference in March, the conference was postponed. Organizers say that GDC will still happen in summer 2020, but it is unclear whether the developers that have dropped out will still attend at a later time this year.

Other conferences and conventions

Adobe Summit

Adobe canceled the in-person version of its eponymous Summit, scheduled for March 29 to April 2 in Las Vegas, the AP reported. More than 20,000 people were expected to attend the conference, which will be held as an “online experience” this year, according to the AP.

Cold Spring Harbor

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has called off all conferences and meetings set to take place on its campus on New York’s Long Island for the coming month. “CSHL has canceled or postponed all upcoming scientific conferences and courses bringing participants to campus through April 5th, and will reevaluate future offerings on a rolling basis,” the lab said in a statement. The move affects at least four courses set to take place in that time period.

Real estate conferences

The National Association of Realtors canceled two West Coast conferences this week: the Joint AE Institute, which was to take place March 13 to 16 in San Diego, and the Realtor Broker Summit, scheduled for March 31 to April 1 in Los Angeles. The group said it is “considering alternatives” and could reschedule, relocate or redesign both conferences later in the year.

WonderCon 2020

Comic-Con International’s upcoming WonderCon convention, originally scheduled for April 1 through April 12, has been postponed until a later date. In a statement, organizers cited a California Department of Public Health recommendation that gatherings and events of more than 250 people should either be postponed or canceled.

The fate of San Diego Comic-Con, the largest comic book convention, has not yet been decided. It is currently scheduled to take place July 23 to 26.

World Bank, International Monetary Fund

The 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending organization, the World Bank, announced that they will replace their regular spring meetings in Washington with a “virtual format,” the Associated Press reported.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass issued a joint statement saying their decision was driven by “growing health concerns related to the virus.” Separately, the World Bank has said it would make up to $12 billion available globally to boost countries’ response to the coronavirus, the Financial Times reported.

The two global lending organizations typically hold a spring meeting in Washington, where they both have their headquarters. This year’s meeting had been scheduled for the week of April 13.

Houston energy conference CERAWeek 2020

A major energy conference in Houston has been called off. IHS Markit has canceled CERAWeek 2020, an annual energy conference that was set to attract delegates from more than 80 countries to Houston starting March 9.

“We do this with deep disappointment,” the organizers said in a statement, adding that their top priority was the health and safety of conference participants.

“We have spent the last several weeks focused on this question, established a medical partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital, have been in continuing dialogue with experts on infectious disease, and established an extensive protocol. But the spread of COVID-19 is moving quickly around the world,” the organizers added.

ASEAN summit

The Trump administration postponed a March 14 summit with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. President Trump invited ASEAN leaders to a meeting in Las Vegas after he did not attend a November summit with the group in Bangkok, Reuters reported.

Geneva International Auto Show

The annual Geneva International Motor Show was canceled as the Swiss government put an immediate ban on all public and private events involving more than 1,000 people, CNET reported. The ban is expected to last until at least March 15.

“We are aware that this measure will have a significant impact on public life,” said Switzerland’s interior minister, Alain Berset.

The event, originally slated to kick off March 5, was expected to generate up to 250 million Swiss francs (or $257 million) in spending, according to the AP.

Switzerland has reported 15 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. It borders northern Italy, which has seen the largest cluster of cases in Europe. Other affected events include the traditional Carnival procession in Basel, a ski marathon and several soccer matches, according to the AP.

Alex Sundby contributed reporting.

Exhibitors have to dismantle their displays after cancellation of the Geneva Auto Show on February 28 in Geneva, Switzerland. Hundreds of coronavirus cases have been confirmed in nearby northern Italy and smaller numbers are being confirmed daily across western Europe.

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