How the city of Liverpool is handling COVID-19

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Theworldwide Coronavirus virus has caused ma s disruption to busine ses,sporting events and everyday life this month. With 8,000 deathsalready reported, many health experts fear the worst is yet to come.TheFA have suspended the Premier League until Friday 3 April at theearliest, with many feeling the suspension will be upheld for muchlonger. Other sporting and social events have been cancelled, whilstmany workers have been struck off or forced to work from home, wherepo sible.Footballis not the only sport suffering, as the NBA and NHL seasons have toobeen postponed in the USA to the disappointment of millions of fans.Just about everything has been postponed now.InEngland, it was confirmed on Tuesday that the 2020 Grand National hasbeen cancelled indefinitely  the most famous horse racing Isaiah Williams Jersey  event inthe world. This came just days after the Cheltenham Festival had beengiven the all clear and went ahead.Whenthe racing calendar and other sporting events will resume is not yetknown, but few are expecting anything positive before May. LiverpoolFC fans are starting to be concerned with the reality that the2019-20 Premier League season could be cancelled and voided as aresult.UEFAhave also announced that Euro 2020 will be postponed for 12 monthsand has advised football a sociations to finish their domesticcompetitions by the end of June.With9-10 fixtures left for each Premier League side, it would be po sibleto squeeze the remaining games into a five- or six-week schedule ifnece sary, which would mean resuming the league from mid-May at thelatest.TheFA say they will do all they can to get the current campaigncompleted, which could be behind closed doors. They have notindicated that the league will be voided, but West Ham United CEOKarren Brady has stated it would be fairer to void the season ratherthan calling it complete should no further fixtures take place.Smallbusine ses are being hit harder than any horse or footballcompetition though. Many are expected to fold in the coming weeks ormonths as a result of the epidemic.Thecity of Liverpool is no different, with the latest news being thatall cruises have been called off from Liverpool terminal today as thecoronavirus has hit the industry hard.CruiseLiverpool has said that no ve sels will call at the terminal until atleast June, leaving many workers relying on the British government toaid them financially during this crisis.This is no different to shops, hotelsand music venues in the city, whilst prime  Orlando Brown Jr. Jersey minister Boris Johnson haspeople to avoid pubs, restaurants and travel during this outbreak.Simply put, many of the citys and the countrys busine ses areunder threat of going bust.