Live shows, sports activities occasions cancelled in Gulf as virus spreads

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Live shows, sports activities occasions cancelled in Gulf as virus spreads

Adds Kuwait bans shisha, Saudi well being exams at land borders


Adds Kuwait bans shisha, Saudi well being exams at land borders

DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters)Main live shows and sporting occasions in Gulf Arab states have been cancelled or postponed, and Saudi Arabia stepped up well being screening measures because the coronavirus spreads within the area.

There have been a minimum of 2,476 circumstances of the virus within the Gulf area, principally in Iran the place 77 individuals have died. Circumstances have additionally been reported in different Center East nations.

Within the United Arab Emirates, a tourism and enterprise hub, this month’s digital music Extremely pageant at Abu Dhabi’s 25,000-capacity Du area and Okay-pop live performance Music Financial institution at Dubai’s 17,000-capacity Coca Cola Enviornment have been cancelled.

Digital group Main Lazer, whose members embrace famend DJ Diplo, and DJ Afrojack had been scheduled to carry out at Extremely.

Extremely organisers cited journey restrictions imposed by some nations and airways because of the rapidly-spreading virus in its reasoning for…



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