2019–20 Coronavirus Pandemic

The 2019-20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak refers to an epidemic of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus that was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The virus can be fatal, with symptoms including fever, coughing, and breathing difficulties. Although not directly related to Call of Duty esports, the spread of the virus worldwide coupled with the relative proximity of the outbreak to multiple competitive regions, led to a number of professional tournaments being postponed, undergoing changes or cancelled to stop the spread of the virus.

December 2019

 * December 8, symptoms of the virus are detected in a patient for the first time.

January 2020

 * January 9, first death attributed to the virus is confirmed.

February 2020

 * February 28, the CDC Japan National Cup 2020 Spring Finals are cancelled due to concerns about the outbreak.

March 2020

 * March 6, the Call of Duty League announces the Los Angeles Home Series will continue as planned despite concerns about the outbreak after California declared a state of emergency over the spreading illness on March 4.
 * March 12, all remaining Call of Duty League home series are cancelled. The matches will instead be played online. Call of Duty Challengers events are also cancelled.
 * March 12, EEG Malta 4.0 is postponed.
 * March 14, Sixth Gear Brazil returns to Brazil as a precautionary measure.
 * March 16, NGL Masters Division Stage 1 Playoffs is postponed.
 * March 20, Tespa Spring Duo Tournaments are postponed.

April 2020

 * April 1, Garena Invitational 2020 is cancelled.
 * April 6, Call of Duty League matches will continue online starting with the April 10-12 Dallas Home Series. Call of Duty Challengers events will be split into regional events and remaining 1000 Series events will be replaced with 5000 Series cups.
 * April 11, AGN Indianapolis Open 2020 is cancelled.

June 2020

 * June 28, Challengers Championship announced to take place online with a $ 500,000 prize pool across all regions. LCQ to take place August 1-2.

July 2020

 * July 5, Call of Duty League Championship 2020 announced to take place online.

December 2020

 * December 7, Call of Duty Mobile World Championship is cancelled.

Further Information

 * 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak on Wikipedia