Preventive care
Salvador Hernandez, a groom at Emerald Downs Racetrack in Auburn, Wash., wears a mask as he watches a race Wednesday, June 24, 2020, on the first day of thoroughbred horse racing at the track since all professional sports in Washington state were curtailed in March by the outbreak of the coronavirus. No spectators were allowed, but online wagering was available and the races were streamed. Organizers hope to continue racing into October on a modified schedule. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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FILE - In this June 10, 2019, file photo, drivers race at the NASCAR cup series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. IndyCar will race Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Michigan International Speedway, one of the most beloved tracks that long ago fell off the open-wheel racing schedule. The race will be aired on NBC Sports with Dale Earnhardt Jr., just announced as a NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee and a driving force in the success of the iRacing phenomenon, making his IndyCar virtual debut. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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Firefighters disinfect a square against the new coronavirus, in western Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 13, 2020. The new coronavirus outbreak has reached Iran's top officials, with its senior vice president, Cabinet ministers, members of parliament, Revolutionary Guard members and Health Ministry officials among those infected. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears

By Joseph Krauss Mar. 13, 2020 07:49 AM EDT

Parma's Sport's manager Daniele Faggiano, center, speaks on a phone moments before a Serie A soccer match between Parma and Spal was scheduled to be played, in Parma, northern Italy, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Parma and Spal players were ready to enter the field at Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma when they received the news that Italy’s sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said that the country’s football federation should consider suspending the games. (Piero Cruciatti/LaPresse via AP)
Bahrain Grand Prix, world soccer among events hit by virus

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