San Jose Sharks respond to Santa Clara County’s ban on large public gatherings – SF Gate

By Eric Ting, SFGATE

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9: 29 pm PDT, Monday, March 9, 2020

In an strive to gradual neighborhood spread of the coronavirus, Santa Clara County banned all public gatherings of over 1,000 folks, which applies to San Jose Sharks video games at SAP Center.

All the scheme by a Monday evening press conference, officers announced the ban does no longer apply to airports, browsing stores, grocery stores or offices, and is enforceable by both the sheriff’s reveal of job and native police departments. It goes into attain on Wednesday, and could presumably perhaps perhaps last three weeks.

In response, the San Jose Sharks said they are able to adhere to the pointers, but are no longer ready to express how they are able to proceed with the upcoming three house video games that coincide with the ban.

“No events are scheduled at SAP Center until Tues., March 17,” the crew wrote in an announcement. “We’re going to be reviewing every scheduled match attributable to draw shut reveal for the rest of the month and offer an replace within the approaching days. We relish the realizing and patience of our followers, guests and partners for the duration of this unheard of time.”

The Sharks could presumably perhaps perhaps play upcoming house video games without any followers contemporary as Italian sports actions leagues luxuriate in performed in contemporary days, or the video games could presumably perhaps merely be in a location to be moved to a clear location.

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Eric Ting is an SFGATE digital reporter. Email: eric.ting@sfgate.com | Twitter: @_ericting