Six Coronavirus Updates: The Tour de France Is Off
1. Another sporting event bites the dust: The Tour de France has been postponed due to the coronavirus. It was supposed to kick off June 27th. There’s no word yet on a new date.
The Tour de France has been postponed a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide lockdown will continue until May 11 and a ban on public gatherings will extend to mid-July.https://t.co/UJqlHW5sLD
— NPR (@NPR) April 14, 2020
2. RITA WILSON talked to GAYLE KING about what she and TOM HANKS went through with the coronavirus, and the “extreme side effects” she suffered from taking chloroquine.
3. Here’s some of what went down during OPRAH’s special about COVID-19 and the black community. You can watch it on Apple TV+.
4. WILL SMITH talked to DJ JAZZY JEFF about his suspected battle with the coronavirus for his new Snapchat series, “Will from Home”.
5. “Game of Thrones” actor KRISTOFER HIVJU and his wife have fully recovered from the coronavirus.
6. PRESIDENT TRUMP wants to get sports back up and running. He says he’s going to be speaking to the heads of all the major sports organizations about how to go about it.
President Trump: “We want to get our sports back… we have to get our sports back.”
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) April 14, 2020