SINGAPORE — The Singapore and Hong Kong legs of the World Rugby Sevens Series have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, World Rugby announced on Thursday. The outbreak has killed more than 1,300 people in China and infected tens of thousands more, and there are signs that infection rates are continuing to rise. The Singapore tournament, which was due to take place on April 11-12, will now take place on Oct. 10-11, and the Hong Kong leg has been moved from April 3-5 to Oct. 16-18. "The health and safety of our players, fans and everyone working on the event is always our highest priority," World Rugby said in a statement https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/559391.

Source: International New York Times February 13, 2020 09:45 UTC