Timeline Wednesday 11 March 2020

Wednesday 11 March 2020

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Events on Wednesday 11 March 2020 2

2020 COVID-19 pandemic declared WHO declares global pandemic The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. The disease, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, had spread to over 100 countries.
2020 NBA season suspended over coronavirus League halts play after Rudy Gobert tests positive The NBA suspended its season indefinitely on 11 March 2020 after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, becoming one of the first major US sports leagues to shut down. Play resumed in July inside a quarantined "bubble" at Walt Disney World.