Anybody around the country seeing sports shows being cancelled because of Corona

[keithsky]

Was wondering if any of you guys living in different parts of the country seeing any sports shows being cancelled because of the Corona virus? I see the show in Chicago is still supposed to go on this weekend. If it does go on there is alot of autographed guests and it will be interesting to see if any cancel out of fear.

[Rich Klein]

I had my Adat Chaverim show last weekend and attendance seemed fairly normal

So far, nothing has affected the shows in DFW

Rich

[Exhibitman]

There's a new show coming up in May in Los Angeles; wonder if that will be canceled.

[T_Hamilton]

There was a show in San Jose last weekend, which is at the heart of the coronavirus in the US... all autograph guests showed up except one...

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49...ue-coronavirus

[insidethewrapper]

Ten's of thousands of people die each year of the flu and I don't think anything like shows etc have been cancelled. I know a few schools close at times because of the flu but that is all. I really don't understand the current situation and panic with this virus. Now if a few million cases were reported in the USA that would be news and still that would be less than 1% and about 80% of these cases have few symptoms , according to the expert doctors.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Ten's of thousands of people die each year of the flu and I don't think anything like shows etc have been cancelled. I know a few schools close at times because of the flu but that is all. I really don't understand the current situation and panic with this virus. Now if a few million cases were reported in the USA that would be news and still that would be less than 1% and about 80% of these cases have few symptoms , according to the expert doctors.

maybe you missed the memo that they are hardly testing for it here. No test kits. No need to go anywhere, especially a card show. That would be the last place on earth I would go right now but that's just me.

[buymycards]

I am setting up at the Cedar Rapids, IA show on March 29th. Hope to see you all there. I will have wipes and hand sanitizer at my table for customer use.

BYOM. (Bring Your Own Masks)

[Goudey77]

Mike, I'm not picking on you but this mindset is what causes people to be irresponsible and add fuel to the fire. It's not optimal to brush off the threat of this virus and say it has not impacted a higher percentage of our population.

The way a virus like this spreads is alarming. Sharing the same air as an infected person in a hallway could put you at high risk.

Would you want a society with a reactive mindset waiting for the "million" cases or proactive and taking preventative measures.

I have elderly parents and to protect the vulnerable I would rather a see precautionary mindset coming from citizens.

Just my take.

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Ten's of thousands of people die each year of the flu and I don't think anything like shows etc have been cancelled. I know a few schools close at times because of the flu but that is all. I really don't understand the current situation and panic with this virus. Now if a few million cases were reported in the USA that would be news and still that would be less than 1% and about 80% of these cases have few symptoms , according to the expert doctors.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Goudey77

Sharing the same air as an infected person in a hallway could put you at high risk.

I’m pretty sure this isn’t how it works.

[irv]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Ten's of thousands of people die each year of the flu and I don't think anything like shows etc have been cancelled. I know a few schools close at times because of the flu but that is all. I really don't understand the current situation and panic with this virus. Now if a few million cases were reported in the USA that would be news and still that would be less than 1% and about 80% of these cases have few symptoms , according to the expert doctors.

I agree! I think this is way overblown and unnecessary panic all driven by the propaganda/corrupt/bias media.

Regular flu kills thousands a year but nary word about that??? Mmm, wonder why?

""CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9 million – 45 million illnesses, between 140,000 – 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 – 61,000 deaths annually since 2010.""
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by irv

I agree! I think this is way overblown and unnecessary panic all driven by the propaganda/corrupt/bias media.

Regular flu kills thousands a year but nary word about that??? Mmm, wonder why?

""CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9 million – 45 million illnesses, between 140,000 – 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 – 61,000 deaths annually since 2010.""
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html

Canada now has over 100 cases of Coronavirus. Your government is allocating over 1 billion dollars to respond. Is the media in Canada also corrupt and biased? I think you are biased, not the media.

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by irv

I agree! I think this is way overblown and unnecessary panic all driven by the propaganda/corrupt/bias media.

Regular flu kills thousands a year but nary word about that??? Mmm, wonder why?

""CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9 million – 45 million illnesses, between 140,000 – 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 – 61,000 deaths annually since 2010.""
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html

A couple reasons:

1. This virus is, as it stands, both marginally more contagious and has a marginally higher mortality rate than the common flu. Having one of these two attributes of a virus strain keep the virus "marginally" more dangerous. Have both makes it "exponentially" more dangerous. Exceptional measures might prevent this.

2. The virus is "novel" or new, meaning it's exposure to a human population at large is also new. This heightens the chance the virus mutates into an even more dangerous strain. The Spanish Flu outbreak during WW1 was actually broken into two waves - a first wave where the strain featured characteristics similar to the common flu (mortality rates clustered within the eldery, extremely young, and at risk). In the second, the virus then mutated into a strain that was almost equally as devastating to healthy young adults who previously the least at risk group. Exceptional measures might prevent this.

3. The "regular" flu is already firmly entrenched into our population. There is hardly a section of the globe that doesn't have a "flu season" now. The farther this strain expands and the larger the population that is infected the greater the risk this strain enters the rotation and reappears. This is especially dangerous because of number one. Exceptional measures might prevent this.

In itself covid-19 is lower on the list of dangerous viruses, there are plenty of things much much worse, but the reasons listed above and others give cause to isolate and "kill" this virus while it is still novel. Sports organizations, Universities, and in some cases entire regions are shutting down not because of something they read on facebook or watched on the news. They are taking extreme measures because top health organizations are recommending they do so.

Am I personally fearful of the virus? Not really. The only fear I have at the moment is the economic impact the virus will almost certainly soon have on my business. In looking at the greater picture though, we are at the cusp of measures most of us haven't seen in our lifetime so I believe the major health organizations feel the need to contain it quickly is warranted. How the media factors into this I'm not sure other than yeah, some of the most extreme medical efforts we have seen in some time are being thrown at this virus so I would expect them to report on it extensively.

[samosa4u]

The Sport Card & Memorabilia Expo will be held in Toronto on May 1 - 3. I hope it doesn't get cancelled because it is North America's biggest hockey card show and only takes place twice a year.

https://sportcardexpo.com/

If anyone here does plan on attending, then keep your eyes on the site for updates.

[Santo10Fan]

Originally Posted by keithsky

Was wondering if any of you guys living in different parts of the country seeing any sports shows being cancelled because of the Corona virus? I see the show in Chicago is still supposed to go on this weekend. If it does go on there is alot of autographed guests and it will be interesting to see if any cancel out of fear.

I generally have my auto "get" in mind ahead of the show and buy the ticket day-of. So my routine hasn't been impacted. I think flight disruptions are the only thing that would stop some of those guys as these weekends are big earners for them. Hoping to attend this Sunday.

Oh-one thing I did do in advance was buy George Gervin's rookie to be signed. I didn't want to risk not finding a raw one at the show.