Eric Garcetti acknowledged that there is still a long way to go to return to normality
Mayor Eric Garcetti did not rule out that the different leagues can be played, but behind closed doors.
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The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, recognized this afternoon that The cancellation of massive events such as sports shows and concerts is imminent in at least the rest of 2020, while the United States faces the coronavirus epidemic as the country with the highest number of infected in the world.
"It would be very difficult to see, ”Garcetti said in an interview for CNN. "It is very difficult to imagine these kinds of events in the short term, so we must prepare for this the rest of the year," he added..
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said it "would be very difficult to see" large gatherings like sporting events or concerts summaring in the city before 2021. https://t.co/pacLV7HUyM
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The statements of the mayor of Los Angeles they occur a few hours after his counterpart in New York, Bill de Blasio, spoke in the same sense regarding a city that has become the epicenter of the pandemic.
"I think we have never wished for science to advance so fast, but as long as there is no vaccine, any medication or a collective immunity, the health authorities have been very clear: we have to walk many, many miles before we return to that type of situations ”, Garcetti confessed, who did not rule out that sports activity can be resumed, but behind closed doors.
