August Tour de France 'recipe for disaster', public health expert warns

16 April 2020 11:45
Chair of Global Public Health says race should be cancelled‘The virus is here to stay and will come back’Devi Sridhar, the chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh and also a key adviser to the Scottish government on the Covid-19 pandemic, has described the plan to stage the Tour de France in August as a “recipe for disaster”.“The wise thing to do is cancel for this year,” Sridhar said. “It’s a painful decision but they have no choice.” Related: Chris Froome ready for long-awaited return to cycling following crash Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian