Matteo Venierivenam@bu.edu The year is 2023. Not a single game has been played in front of a live crowd since March 2020. Unthinkable to gather tens of thousands of people in a stadium or arena after the number of people infected by COVID-19 reached one billion worldwide. Now, AT&T Stadium, Madison Square Garden, Fenway ParkContinue reading “The future of sports in the age of Coronavirus”
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GALLERY: The Boston Marathon that never happened
Matteo Venierivenam@bu.edu This week, more than 30,000 runners were supposed to compete in the 124th edition of the Boston Marathon. But due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the world’s oldest marathon was postponed to the Fall. To pay tribute to the Marathon Monday that never was (at least for now), a few shots of the 2019Continue reading “GALLERY: The Boston Marathon that never happened”
What it feels like to… be a doctor during the coronavirus outbreak
Matteo Venierivenam@bu.edu By Alberto Bartolini, 51, doctor in the intensive care unit of the Sant’Orsola-Malpighi hospital in Bologna, Italy, as told to and translated by Matteo Venieri It’s early morning. Not even 7 am yet. Just the time for a quick breakfast and I’m already on my Ducati. It’s a quick ride to the hospitalContinue reading “What it feels like to… be a doctor during the coronavirus outbreak”
VIDEO: Doctor Alberto Bartolini on the coronavirus outbreak in Bologna, Italy
Matteo Venierivenam@bu.edu Italy is one of the most affected countries by the coronavirus outbreak, with more than 110,000 total cases and 13,000 deaths. Experts believe that COVID-19 cases in Italy have peaked. The next few weeks will be crucial in the fight against the virus. I spoke to Doctor Alberto Bartolini, anesthesiologist at Sant’Orsola hospitalContinue reading “VIDEO: Doctor Alberto Bartolini on the coronavirus outbreak in Bologna, Italy”
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