Two suspected cases of Corona virus carriers led to an immediate cancellation of the race in which the Israel National Team also participates • Riders only managed to pass five sections

• Israel Startup Nation in Dubai. Already over?

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The Emirates column was terminated tonight (Thursday) after only five steps, after two cases of suspects were discovered as carriers of the Corona virus. The teams, including Startup Nation, were ordered to stay at a hotel in central Dubai. In the next few hours, the entire group will move with the other groups to understand if the team members and their team are infected with the virus.

If there are cases at the Bauri Hotel, everyone - including the Israeli group - will be ordered to stay at an unknown hotel. According to reports in the global bicycle media, in addition to the groups the journalists who came to survey the competition were not allowed to leave. So far, 13 cases of Corona virus carriers have been discovered in the UAE. Nine of them have already recovered.

"It's a shame that the column has been canceled, but public health must be at the top," commented Tour de France four-time Chris Perron, "We all wait for tests and stay at the hotel until a new announcement. I hope no one gets infected with the virus." Gazette Delo Sports has already reported that two UAE team members are not feeling well.

It should be noted that the entry of the Israeli team into the race was not professionally questionable, after joining the World Tour in the summer as one of the 19 largest teams in the world and the Tour organizers basically had no choice but to confirm their participation.

# COVID2019 #UAETour Nell'hotel stanno venendo effettuati day test.
At the hotel the local authorities are testing all the riders and the staff members #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/3y0YxZGLxg

- Vini Zabú - KTM (@ViniZabuKTM) February 27, 2020