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FILE - In this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) talks with guard Donovan Mitchell, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, in Detroit. Both players have tested positive for the coronavirus. Gobert's test result forced the NBA to suspend the season. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)

CenturyLink Field, where MLS soccer's Seattle Sounders and the XFL's Seattle Dragons play home games, sits empty, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Seattle. In efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee announced a ban on large public gatherings in three counties in the metro Seattle area. That decision impacts the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Sounders, and the XFL's Seattle Dragons home games. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 file photo, Fiorentina's German Pezzella celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Fiorentina and Spal, at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy. Two more Fiorentina players have tested positive for COVID-19 as well as a club physiotherapist. The top-tier Italian league team tweets that defender and club captain Germán Pezzella, forward Patrick Cutrone and physiotherapist Stefano Dainelli "are in good health at their homes in Florence. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (Jennifer Lorenzini/LaPresse via AP, File )

FILE- In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum stands in Cooperstown, N.Y. On Saturday, March 14, 2020, the hall said it will close to the public beginning Sunday at 5 p.m. due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. filer, Fiorentina's Patrick Cutrone celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during an Italian Cup eightfinal soccer match, between Fiorentina and Atalanta at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy. Two more Fiorentina players have tested positive for COVID-19 as well as a club physiotherapist. The top-tier Italian league team tweets that defender and club captain Germán Pezzella, forward Patrick Cutrone and physiotherapist Stefano Dainelli "are in good health at their homes in Florence. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.(Jennifer Lorenzini/LaPresse via AP, File)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a question during his press conference about the coronavirus situation in Japan, at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo Saturday, March 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

A sign at T-Mobile Arena advertises the cancellation of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament amid coronavirus fears Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Las Vegas. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover. (AP Photo/John Locher)

An operator sanitizes the streets in Turin, Italy, in the early hours of Saturday, March 14, 2020. A sweeping lockdown is in place in Italy to try to slow down the spread of coronavirus epidemic. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)