Despite growing fear of esport event cancellations due to the COVID-19 outbreak, ESL One Los Angeles 2020 Major will not stop its plans for the coming March 20-22 competition. Instead of canceling the Dota 2 Major, health and safety measures will be in place for the event, as well as on-site trained medical staff. ESL’s goal is to assure the public of the event’s safety so that it can still happen.
ESL released a public statement addressing the fear that its Dota 2 Major organized event will be canceled, just like Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020. To avoid confusion and to reassure its attendees, ESL stated:
We are in close contact with the local authorities, and if there is any reason to suggest that the event is not perfectly safe we will re-evaluate and react to the new situation. Due to the recent global health concerns about the coronavirus… there will be further upgrades to the already high hygiene standards of the venue, as well as additional trained medical staff available on-site.
