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Coronavirus Vaccine, Will It Work? 1:11
(CNN Spanish) - The Copa América scheduled to be played this 2020 in Colombia and Argentina, will be postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"After a detailed analysis of the situation regarding the world and regional evolution of the Coronavirus (COVID19), and of the recommendations made by international organizations in the field of Public Health to take extreme precautions, CONMEBOL announces the postponement of edition 47 of the CONMEBOL Copa América as of June 11 to July 11, 2021, ”they reported in a statement.
Italian government postpones payments for businesses and households 2:14The Confederation, with its President Alejandro Domínguez in charge, along with the 10 presidents of the different Member Associations, considers that an event of this magnitude deserves that all the attention and effort be focused on its organization; Today's priority is in the background to protect the health and safety of the national teams, fans, the media and host cities.
“It is an extraordinary measure for an unexpected situation, and therefore responds to the fundamental need to avoid an exponential evolution of the virus; already present in all the countries of the Member Associations of the Confederation ”, reported President Alejandro Domínguez in the statement.
"Have no doubt that the oldest team tournament in the world will return with renewed strength in 2021, ready to make the continent and the whole world vibrate again with the passion that always characterizes us," they added.
This Tuesday it was also announced that the Euro Cup would be postponed until 2021.
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