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Formula 1 postpones Chinese GP due to Covid-19 outbreak

Formula 1’s 2020 Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed indefinitely due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The event was set to be the fourth round of the season, from April 17 to 19, but officials announced on Wednesday that it will not go ahead as scheduled. Formula 1 and race promoter Juss Sports Group will attempt to re-schedule the grand prix later in the season, though no date has been outlined. China has been at the epicentre of an outbreak of a strain of a coronavirus, which on Tuesday was officially named Covid-19, that has killed over 1,000 people, with 44,000 cases reported. Several other leading sporting events have been postponed, moved or cancelled altogether,...
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