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

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A key adviser to the Scottish government on the Covid-19 pandemic has said ‘the wise thing to do is cancel’ the Tour de France this year

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”.

 

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Blood transfusions are popular in cycling, & also a good treatment for the wuhan virus🤷‍♀️

Hundreds of thousands out on the streets, in close proximity, during a major pandemic. What could possibly go wrong?

T'euro de france

Cyclists should keep 10 to 15 meters apart at all times to avoid inhaling each others breaths... Absolutely doable 😂

Didn’t know Tour de France was still relevant.

Ça ne se fera pas.

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