ESPN memo: Two NYC-based employees tested positive for COVID-19

Jesse Reed

Updated: March 22, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic that has New York on its knees has hit the sports world once again, as ESPN shared two of its New York City-based employees have tested positive for the coronavirus.

John Ourand of Sports Business Journal shared the breaking news Sunday.

Two ESPN employees based in NYC have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an internal memo ESPN just sent out.
— John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck) March 22, 2020

Ourand also provided direct quotes from the memo:

Memo: "We believe all employees who may have come in close contact have been working from home since then, and have been instructed to self-isolate and monitor as medical professionals advise…"
— John Ourand (@Ourand_Puck) March 22, 2020

New York is currently the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

According to the latest information from Johns Hopkins University, 15,782 people in New York have tested positive for COVID-19. From the same report, 31,057 Americans have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Sunday afternoon, with the coronavirus pandemic claiming 390 lives in this nation so far.

By Jesse Reed

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ESPN memo: Two NYC-based employees tested positive for COVID-19

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