Officials in the Austin-Travis County district have declared a local state of emergency, throwing doubt over whether MotoGP’s revised season-opener will take place as planned. Some sporting events around the world have been cancelled or postponed due to the outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Formula 1 has postponed its Chinese Grand Prix while Formula E rounds in China and Italy have also been delayed until further notice. MotoGP has been severely impacted so far by the outbreak of the virus. Its planned season-opener in Qatar is going ahead this weekend without the premier class in attendance on account of travel restrictions placed upon Italian and Japanese citizens....
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