The WSL just revealed that events planned over the next month, including the now-ironically named Corona Piha Pro, Corona Open at Snapper, and Red Bull Airborne will be canceled.

Just minutes ago, New York City was declared in a State of Emergency. Europe is on lockdown. Italy is quarantined. Tom fucking Hanks has it.

Surely you've visited the WHO's site to learn just what, exactly, the fucking Coronavirus is. But maybe not?

According to the WHO, "Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans. Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death."

As of this writing, no surfers on the WCT nor 'QS have reported testing positive for the virus.