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Public events are being scrapped

Worries about the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. are prompting organizers to cancel sports and cultural events across the country. And they have intruded on the presidential race for the first time: Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden each called off primary-night events scheduled for Tuesday.

The organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are in talks to postpone it until the fall. Austin, Texas, has called off its annual South by Southwest festival. The rock band Pearl Jam scrapped the first leg of an upcoming tour.

“The whole live music industry is really being shaken and challenged by this,” says Ben Sisario, who covers music for The Times. “It’s a business model about a large amount of people coming together in a small space.”

The Tucson Festival of Books, which usually draws more than 100,000 people, is canceled.

Harvard, Ohio State and other universities are suspending in-person classes and moving to online teaching.

Professional soccer in Spain and Portugal will be played in empty stadiums for at least two weeks. The N.C.A.A. is considering something similar for its basketball tournaments.

St. Patrick’s Day parades were canceled in Boston and across Ireland, and the Nakameguro district of Tokyo canceled its Cherry Blossom Festival.

See more canceled and postponed events here.

Nursing homes say: Please don’t visit, it’s too risky

Leaders of the nursing-home industry are calling for sweeping new precautions to protect residents, including an end to social visits by relatives and friends.