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Indian Wells tennis becomes first big US sports casualty of coronavirus
By Agence France-Presse | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON MAR 09, 2020 11:51 AM IST
Officials said in a news release on Sunday that they opted to cancel because California health officials had declared a public health emergency for the Coachella Valley -- in the desert east of Los Angeles -- after a confirmed case of COVID-19.