Stay home and play video games: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has teamed up with representatives from the gaming industry to launch the #PlayApartTogether campaign to encourage people to follow social distancing to avoid spreading the coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, and by staying at home and playing video games online. Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent encouraged people to stay sociable while being physically distant by playing together online.
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