translated from Spanish: Ministry of Sport closes 31 venues run by the IND

The Ministry of Sport decided to close the 31 venues administered by the National Institute of Sports (IND) in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country, a disease that has 342 confirmed cases. Minister Cecilia Pérez officially ordered on Thursday the closure, after entering into force and for a period of three months the Constitutional State of Disaster Exception decreed by President Sebastian Piñera.La secretary of state decreed the closure of the the following venues.– All sports facilities of the National Stadium, which consider: the High Performance Center, the Paralympic Bodybuilding Room, the Patinodrome, the ‘Mario Recordón’ Athletic Stadium, the Central Court ‘Anita Lizana’, the Aquatic and the Sports Center.-The sports facilities of Parque Peñalolén: BMX track, Velodrome, Arco Shooting Court and Beach Volleyball Courts.-Regional Training Centers.When arguing the closure of the venues, the minister stated that “this health crisis is very serious and dynamic, so it forces us to take all necessary measures to protect the health of citizens. In our case, we are prioritizing the care of the people who attend our campuses daily and also the health of our high-performance athletes.”

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