The NCAA is still planning to play the men's basketball tournament in all 14 scheduled sites with fans despite growing national concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt said on CBS.
Organizers and officials were debating possibly scaling down the number of tournament sites after a medical panel was assembled to make any recommendations to the NCAA.
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has infected more than 107,000 people in at least 95 countries. The United States has at least 450 reported cases in 32 states. The virus started in China and quickly spread across Europe and the Middle East.