the vaccine for the virus is a minimum 10 months away. Even if the virus spread subsides
In the Summer, and there is no guarantee of that, it is likely to re-emerge in the Fall. How do you pack thousands of people into stadiums at that point? Even if there is a viable treatment protocol I think there is too much risk to go ahead with all sports as planned.
And another issue. What if players become infected? Do you quarantine the whole team for weeks? Just not a promising outlook unless there is a total “cure”. This isn’t being pessimistic, just realistic.
In the Summer, and there is no guarantee of that, it is likely to re-emerge in the Fall. How do you pack thousands of people into stadiums at that point? Even if there is a viable treatment protocol I think there is too much risk to go ahead with all sports as planned.
And another issue. What if players become infected? Do you quarantine the whole team for weeks? Just not a promising outlook unless there is a total “cure”. This isn’t being pessimistic, just realistic.