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US GP F1 venue closes amid coronavirus outbreak

The Circuit of the Americas, the home of the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix, has closed indefinitely in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The Texas circuit has confirmed it has let go of staff and reduced hours as a result of the closure, which comes amid a host of recent postponements and cancelations due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. On Sunday, the US Centres of Disease Control and Prevention recommended a 50-person limit to public gatherings following tighter restrictions in the county on Saturday, with the City of Austin and Travis County banning gatherings of 250 people or more. COTA has already been hit by MotoGP’s planned April 5 round being postponed until...
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