[piquadrat]

Also the Engadin Ski Marathon on March 8, the second largest cross country skiing event in the world with 14000+ participants.

I was looking forward to it, but I understand the decision. I can't really imagine a worse scenario than thousands of exhausted, coughing people in tight spaces for a virus like this. Also terrible for volunteers, which might get into close contact with hundreds or thousands of participants during the day.

Meanwhile, the largest cross country skiing event in the world, the Vasaloppet in Sweden, still looks like it's on this Sunday.

[philshem]

Ah yes true, although I thought that was cancelled before the press conference.

[piquadrat]

Right, it was cancelled yesterday by the cantonal authorities due to two confirmed cases of the virus in the region where the race was to take place. Sorry for the confusion.