The tournament area was originally a place where spectators gathered, with complex flows of people coming and going. The virus lingered in the air for up to half an hour. Perhaps even two strangers who had never met might cross-infect each other with just a brief encounter, let alone in such a concentrated tournament area.
Amid the onslaught of the severe epidemic outbreak, Saudi was suddenly thrust into the spotlight of public opinion—now, regardless of the heat on mobile news, the internet undoubtedly pointed fingers at Saudi, and the organizers had no choice but to temporarily suspend the competition and contact various countries to impose regional isolation to prevent the virus from spreading further.