Cyclists await test results after coronavirus hits UAE TourA man wearing a surgical mask looks on as the peleton rode by on Thursday's stage fiveABU DHABI - Cyclists including Britain's Chris Froome awaited the results of coronavirus tests from their hotel lockdown Friday, after the UAE Tour was abandoned when two Italian staff members tested positive. "The decision has been taken to ensure protection of all the race's participants," the UAE Tour organising committee said in a statement. I hope those affected make a speedy recovery and there aren't any further cases #coronavirus." The cancellation of the UAE Tour came just a day after Italian golfers Edoardo Molinari and Lorenzo Gagli were quarantined in neighbouring Oman over coronavirus fears before being cleared to play in the country's European Tour event. The UAE on Friday announced six more cases of coronavirus, taking its total to 19.

Source: Bangkok Post February 28, 2020 20:37 UTC