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Threat of Vietnam GP cancellation grows

Formula 1's first Vietnam GP may have to be put on hold after the country closed its border to several countries due to the coronavirus. Already the Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed with the government shutting down all sporting events as the virus continues to spiral out of control. But now the coronavirus is posing a more global threat and Vietnam has closed its borders to nations such as Japan and Italy after major surges in cases for both countries. Vietnam itself is not free of the virus – earlier this month authorities locked down the commune of Son Loi, an area which covers villages where 10,000 people reside, which is just 40km away from the capital Hanoi – where the...
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