Coronavirus: Guam's Asia Cup basketball opener postponed 1:26 pm today Guam's opening Asia Cup basketball qualifier against Hong Kong has been postponed due to the global coronavirus outbreak. 关岛对战香港的亚洲盃资格赛开幕战由於全球冠状病毒的爆发而延赛。 The US Territory were due to open their campaign away to Hong Kong this evening but basketball's world governing body FIBA confirmed yesterday the game will be now be rescheduled for a later date. 关岛原定在今晚出战香港，但世界篮球机构FIBA昨天确认此赛事将延期进行。 Guam celebrate winning gold at the 2019 Pacific Games.Guam celebrate winning gold at the 2019 Pacific Games. Photo: Vinnie Wylie/RNZ Pacific Three other qualifying games featuring the Philippines, Thailand, Japan, China and Malaysia have also been postponed. 另外三场菲律宾、泰国、日本、中国和马来西亚间的资格赛同样也延期了。 Pacific Daily News reported that the Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero denied a request to host the game against Hong Kong in the territory. 太平洋日报报导了关岛总督Lou Leon Guerrero拒绝在主场与香港的对战。 Guam Basketball Confederation president and men's national coach EJ Calvo.Guam Basketball Confederation president and men's national coach EJ Calvo. Photo: Vinnie Wylie/RNZ Pacific The report said Guerrero sent a letter to EJ Calvo, president of Guam Basketball Confederation, on Monday, stating that while she supported Guam's team, she must exercise her responsibilities to keep the coronavirus off the island. 报导表示Guerrero在周一寄了信给关岛篮协主席EJ Calvo，表示在支持关岛男篮的同时， 她必须履行职责，将冠状病毒隔离在岛外。 "While I am confident that the Department of Health and Social Services is prepared to handle the threat of coronavirus, I also believe that it is my duty to affirmatively minimize any risk to our people. I believe that FIBA was concerned about the prevalence of the coronavirus in Hong Kong and its people," Leon Guerrero stated in the letter. “尽管我确信卫生和社会服务部已准备好应对冠状病毒的威胁，但我也坚信我有义务明确 地将对我们人民的威胁降到最低。我相信FIBA也担心冠状病毒在香港的普遍性状况。” Leon Guerrero在信中说。 "And while I agree that it acted appropriately to move this game from Hong Kong, I do not agree that it should have been moved to Guam. I cannot risk exposure to our people, including our Guam National Basketball Team. Therefore, I must disallow this competition at this time." “虽然我同意将比赛从香港主场移出是适当的，但我不同意把比赛移到关岛。我不能让我 我们的人民暴露在接触的危险，包括关岛国家篮球队。因此，我必须禁止这场比赛。” Guam will now open their qualifying campaign at home against New Zealand on Sunday. 关岛将会在周日主场迎战纽西兰作为开幕战。 https://tinyurl.com/r9hkg9c --

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