To date, the coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people worldwide and caused more than 2,700 deaths. Faced with the rising risk of infection, many events were forced to cancel. Review.
Read also: Fear of the coronavirus also takes hold of toy manufacturers
In China, the National People's Congress postponed
On Monday, Chinese authorities announced the postponement of the National People's Congress, the most important event in Chinese political life, scheduled to take place in early March. This congress is punctuated by official ceremonies and speeches, and generally lasts more than two weeks. An event of such magnitude is currently not possible for the Chinese regime, which wants to be on the front line against the coronavirus. The official news agency Xinhua New Agency has underlined that a third of the 3,000 officials who were to be in the party are currently busy to stop the epidemic.
In Tech, serial cancellations
- The
- In Singapore, the summit
- The Overwatch league
- The
Read also: Coronavirus: a coup on the financial markets
Many sporting events will not take place
- It's here
- The Tokyo Marathon at
- The Japanese Football Federation said the scheduled games until March 15 were postponed.
- In Europe, it's
- For the moment, the Tokyo Olympic Games, scheduled from July 24, are maintained, but the world of sport is expecting.
In the fashion sector, the mask is essential
- On February 22, the Armani brand announced that it would no longer organize public fashion shows in Milan but that it would rather film them in empty rooms. It also closed its stores in northern Italy.
- Chanel also canceled her show "
- Shanghai Fashion Week, scheduled from March 25 to 31, is also postponed without a new date being set to date.
- Paris Fashion Week, which started on February 24 and will last 10 days, is maintained. Several Chinese brands will however not make the trip.
In Venice, filming became Mission Impossible
The shooting of the last Mission Impossible installment in Venice was interrupted this week due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. The Venice carnival has been cut short.
Read also: Football - The Federation requests the camera
Art Basel contemporary art fair canceled in Hong Kong
It is another cancellation for the former British colony which, in recent months, has given up on many cultural and sporting events because of the pro-democracy demonstrations. The postponement of the contemporary art fair Art Basel was first considered, before the event was simply canceled.
Other international events are canceled
Uzbekistan , a Central Asian country undergoing economic transformation, was to host an investment forum in Tashkent on March 5 and 6, considered by the authorities to be very important. The conference, which was to be attended by Chinese, Japanese and South Korean leaders, has been canceled.