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Bahrain F1 to run without fans due to virus as markets fall

by Associated Press
| March 8, 2020 1:31 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain's Formula One race this month will be run without spectators over fears about the new coronavirus, the island kingdom announced Sunday, as Mideast stock markets fell sharply amid plummeting demand for crude oil and OPEC's inability to agree on a production cut.

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