The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has become the latest organization to announce restrictions on who can attend events in an effort to restrict the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Earlier Wednesday, the NBA announced that it was suspending the season when a Utah Jazz player was diagnosed with the virus. And many NCAA basketball conference tournaments have now limited who can attend.
Here’s the announcement text by the SEC (underlined and bolded text added for emphasis)…
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The SEC announced on Thursday night that no fans would be allowed to attend tournament games in Nashville.
“The Southeastern Conference has announced it will conduct the 2020 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament with only essential staff, limited family and credentialed media in attendance at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for the remainder of the week beginning on Thursday following the recommendation of the NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel related to conducting sporting events closed to the public,” the SEC said on Wednesday night.
“In addition, the SEC announced that all regular season contests in all sports on SEC campuses and SEC Championship events will be conducted with similar attendance restrictions effective Thursday, March 12 through at least March 30 at which time the conference and its member universities will re-evaluate conditions.”
The announcement came hours after the NCAA announced that there would be no fans allowed at NCAA tournament games with the exception of essential staff and limited family.
Statement from the SEC:https://t.co/XIDH44gXei
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 12, 2020
