COVID-19 Situation Update (2020-03-31)

Hey Everyone

Here’s the latest update on COVID-19:

“Given recent escalations of the COVID-19 situation over the past couple weeks and to support the global effort to slow the spread of the virus, the Board has unanimously agreed to extend competition restrictions.

All competitions already announced where the first day of the competition is May 31, 2020 or earlier will be cancelled with immediate effect. In addition, new competitions will only be approved if the first date of the competition is June 1, 2020 or later.

We are encouraged by the initiatives being seen within the community such as online competitions, virtual meets and live streams. We wholeheartedly support and encourage these and are urging more WCA Staff to get involved with these events to support the community. Please keep checking our website for more announcements about these events.

We hope everyone in the community is staying safe by following the directives of their local governments and the World Health Organization. Thank you for your understanding during these unprecedented times.”

The UKCA changes are as follows:

Colchester Open 2020 is CANCELLED.

Glasgow Open 2020 is CANCELLED.

British Blind Off - Manchester 2020 has had it’s registration DELAYED until the 5th of May.

I hope everyone is staying safe in these unprecedented times. Feel free to contact the UKCA if you have any questions.

Thanks

UKCA