Orlando Sentinel · Mar 5, 2020
USWNT taking precautionary measures amid coronavirus outbreak
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Megan Rapione pointed it out.
With concerns around the world regarding the coronavirus, the U.S. women’s national team midfielder was standing in front of a throng of reporters and said everyone probably shouldn’t be bunched as close together as they were.
“I mean, I think everybody — we’re all standing really close right now — should probably back up a little bit,” Rapinoe said with a laugh during media availability for the SheBelieves Cup on Wednesday.
Joking aside, the Coronavirus — known as COVID-19 — has spread globally, and there have been conversations internally about how to deal with handshakes, high-fives or players taking phones from fans to shoot selfies.