In a press briefing regarding COVID-19 pandemic, US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and the White House coronavirus response coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, talked about precautions for the youth and praised their gaming skills.

In an attempt to relate to the youth, Dr. Birx said, “I'm gonna call on that generation, that's part of that group that brought us innovation, particularly throughout all of their ability to look around corners and skip through games.” Dr. Birx continued with some video game metaphors, saying, “I always went level by level, I didn't realize you could go from level three to level seven. That’s what they taught us, they look for things we don’t see. We need them to be healthy.”

Dr. Birx tried to connect to the young audience and deliver precautions to combat the spread of coronavirus. All information related to the COVID-19 outbreak is available on WHO’s website.

Several gaming events and esports tournaments have been cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.