It is unlikely that the Tour de France will not go to the end because of the coronavirus, estimated Saturday the Minister of Education in charge of Sports, Jean-Michel Blanquer, on the sidelines of the big start in Nice. "There is such preparation, such precautions that have been taken that the hypothesis is very weak," said Blanquer, while the epidemic is starting again in France.
"This kind of thing can happen", conceded the minister after the announcement of more than 7,000 new cases of infection detected Friday in 24 hours. “But, of course, I hope it won't happen and I think it won't happen because there is really an extraordinary job that has been done by the organizers of the Tour”.
Nothing is 100% sure
“We shouldn't forbid ourselves, everything is always possible. When things like that happen, they should not be considered as problems or scandals, ”added Jean-Michel Blanquer alongside the Minister for Sports Roxana Maracineanu. "On all subjects, we must always have a sense of adaptation, so be able to make a decision according to the situation", let the Minister of National Education hover, not completely ruling out the possibility a premature end to one of the few world sporting events to be organized this year.
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