Major Events Canceled Over Coronavirus: List
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the stock market and airline industry and there have been a number of major events canceled as the virus has spread across the world. Some events that have not been canceled, like…
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the stock market and airline industry and there have been a number of major events canceled as the virus has spread across the world. Some events that have not been canceled, like the Conservative Political Action Conference, led to a string of self- quarantines.
Here’s a list of the major events already canceled as the coronavirus worsens:
The Ivy League canceled their men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. They said that the regular-season champions (the Yale men’s team and the Princeton women’s team) will advance to the NCAA tournament.
All tours of the United Nations headquarters in New York City are canceled, and the complex is closed to the general public
The largest cultural event to be canceled in the United States is the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. In a statement, the festival said that “this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place.”
The Ultra Music Festival, which is a massive electronic music festival in Miami, will be postponed until the 2021 dates.
On Monday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced that the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will be canceled.
In a statement, Walsh said, “While the risk in Boston remains low, this situation is changing very quickly and we are closely monitoring any local cases.”
The producers and companies behind the latest James Bond film, No Time to Die, said that they are postponing the release of the film until November — it was originally slated to go to theaters until April. China, where the virus is a major issue, has shut down its movie theaters.
These are only some events that have been canceled amid concerns of the coronavirus.