America’s Cup organizers are reviewing plans for the head-to-head final between Italy and New Zealand after the latest COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that the country’s biggest city will go into a seven-day lockdown from Sunday after a new local case of the coronavirus, of unknown origin, surfaced.
The opening race of the best-of-13 series between Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) is due to be held in the waters off Auckland on March 6.
“America’s Cup is reviewing the situation and will be working with the Authorities and relevant agencies over the next few days to work through the implications,” the organizers said in a statement on Saturday.
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