China bans big crowd events to curb second wave of coronavirus infections

Numerous events have been canceled or postponed in China since the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan in January

Sports bodies in China have been banned from organizing events that will draw large crowds until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s National Sports Bureau said in a directive issued on Tuesday.

In a letter sent to sporting bodies across China, the bureau said mass participation events were not to proceed as the country aimed to avoid a second wave of infections being brought in from overseas.

Nearly 800,000 people have been infected across the world and more than 38,800 have died from the virus, according to a Reuters tally.

“In order to fulfill our duty to stop the virus