As the coronavirus disease 2019 — known as COVID-19 — continues to spread across the globe, infecting more than 110,000 people leading to more than 3800 deaths, countries have responded to the pandemic by postponing or cancelling large-scale entertainment events such as art fairs, literary festivals, concerts, and sporting events.
In just the past few days alone, Bahrain has announced that their annual F-1 Grand Prix event will take place behind closed doors, the Bundesliga may finish the season without spectators, the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament was canceled with others expected to follow, while Italy — the hardest hit European country with more than 7000 cases — has banned spectators from attending sports events, including Serie A football games.