Reds to delay opening day by at least two weeks due to coronavirus concerns

Major League Baseball announced Thursday that it will also delay opening day by at least two weeks due to coronavirus concerns. The league said it will also suspend spring training games beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday.This comes after organizers announced Cincinnati's Opening Day Parade has been canceled due to coronavirus fears.The 2020 parade, which was scheduled for March 26 at noon, has been canceled due to rising concerns about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Organizers said they are unsure if there will be a makeup date for the parade.Four cases of the coronavirus have been reported across the state of Ohio, and dozens of other people are being tested. Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley declared a state of emergency in the city of Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon.The declaration of emergency is necessary to allow Cincinnati to take appropriate action to protect against the spread of COVID-19 in Cincinnati and to protect vulnerable populations in Cincinnati and the Greater Cincinnati region from contracting COVID-19, Cranley said."This is not a drill. We need people to take smart action to protect themselves and their loved ones," Cranley said. "We as a city will get through this emergency. We as a country will get through this emergency."

Major League Baseball announced Thursday that it will also delay opening day by at least two weeks due to coronavirus concerns. The league said it will also suspend spring training games beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday.

This comes after organizers announced Cincinnati's Opening Day Parade has been canceled due to coronavirus fears.

The 2020 parade, which was scheduled for March 26 at noon, has been canceled due to rising concerns about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

Organizers said they are unsure if there will be a makeup date for the parade.

Four cases of the coronavirus have been reported across the state of Ohio, and dozens of other people are being tested.

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley declared a state of emergency in the city of Cincinnati on Wednesday afternoon.

The declaration of emergency is necessary to allow Cincinnati to take appropriate action to protect against the spread of COVID-19 in Cincinnati and to protect vulnerable populations in Cincinnati and the Greater Cincinnati region from contracting COVID-19, Cranley said.

"This is not a drill. We need people to take smart action to protect themselves and their loved ones," Cranley said. "We as a city will get through this emergency. We as a country will get through this emergency."