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NHL closing dressing rooms to media amid Coronavirus concerns

More precautionary measures are being taken by professional sports leagues as concerns around the COVID-19 virus continue to grow. The NHL has already advised players to limit contact with fans to attempt to keep the spread of the virus under control, and on Saturday the league also decided to limit contact between players and media as well.

Starting today, @NHL will close dressing rooms to media, on recommendation of Centers for Disease Control (@CDCgov) in effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. NBA, MLB + MLS are expected to follow.