SXSW CANCELED: 2020 festival will not be held amid COVID-19 concerns
Russell Falcon and KXAN Staff
https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavir...her-spring-events-amid-covid-19-concerns/amp/
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, along with other city and county leaders announced that the 2020 South by Southwest festival would be canceled amid nationwide and local concerns over COVID-19, the disease caused by the Wuhan coronavirus.
In a press conference at Austin City Hall, it was announced that the world-famous SXSW, which was set to begin March 13, would be canceled as Adler has declared a local emergency.
Adler explained that the declaration came after consultation with Austin health officials, saying, “I have issued an order that effectively cancels South by Southwest for this year.”
In recent weeks, concerns over the festival’s influx of attendees from all over the world have been the focus of much discussion and concern.
Over the past week, several big-name companies have pulled out of the festival, including Apple, WarnerMedia, Twitter, Facebook and Intel.
As of Friday, nearly 56,000 people signed a change.org petition to cancel the festival.
What Event will be Next to Cancel....Tokyo Olympics?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/sports/olympics/coronavirus-tokyo.amp.html
As Coronavirus Spreads, Olympics Face Ticking Clock and a Tough Call
During a conference call with the World Health Organization last week, sports federations discussed holding the Tokyo Games without fans.
It is the option that nobody in the Olympic movement wants to talk about, but it is the one staring everyone in the face: a Tokyo Games this summer with no fans, just 10,000 athletes competing in front of seas of empty seats.
As the coronavirus continues to spread, with more than 3,000 deaths and 90,000 documented cases worldwide, sporting events without fans are edging toward becoming a kind of new normal. Fans were barred from attending the International Biathlon Union’s World Cup event in the Czech Republic that began on Thursday. In Italy, the country’s top soccer league will resume its schedule this weekend by playing matches in empty stadiums with no fans allowed until at least early April.
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