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Wuhan City, China is found to be the source of the coronavirus, with its first detection coming from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market
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The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which was the suspected centre of the outbreak is closed
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As the virus begins to spread throughout Europe and the United States, Australia is the next affected country of COVID 19
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The virus has now spread worldwide, and COVID 19 cases has just surpassed 100,000 people
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The NBA suspends its season after Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert tests positive for coronavirus
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Australia closes its borders, forcing the AFL, NRL and its local community leagues to suspend its seasons until May 31st
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Unemployment figures in Australia skyrocket from 20,000 to 750,000 since February 2020
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UK declares lockdown, therefore suspending all sport including the English Premier League
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Japan postpones 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time since World War II
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Wimbledon Tennis tournament and the Open Golf Championship both cancelled for the first time since World War II
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By this time, the entire world is in lockdown, forcing the suspending and cancellation of sporting events and seasons, from the grassroots level all the way to the professional level
