SHIT IS GETTIN DUMB CRAZY BRUHS !
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Ultra Music Festival
The three-day outdoor electronic music festival held in Miami was originally scheduled for March 20-22 but will be postponed until next year.
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Facebook F8 Developers Conference
Facebook’s highly anticipated tech conference which hosts some of the greatest minds in the developer and entrepreneurial community was canceled and replaced with a combination of what Facebook is calling, “locally hosted events, videos and live streamed content.”
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Emerald City Comic Con
The Seattle based comic book convention decided to cancel the event after what they said was “many hours of conversation internally and consultation with local government officials and the tourism bureau.”
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Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade
On March 9, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh cancelled the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which hosts anywhere from 600,000 to 1 million attendees every year, according to
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Tomorrowland Music Festival
Event organizers announced on Twitter that the French government decided to cancel the winter edition of the electronic music festival originally scheduled to run March 14-21 at the French alpine ski resort of Alpe d’Huez Grand Domaine Ski.
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BNP Paribas Open
The Southern California tennis tournament was expected to host upwards of 450,000 people, including 124,000 from outside the region. Many players already in Indian Wells practicing and preparing for the BNP Paribas Open were left scrambling when the postponement was announced
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Ciara
The Grammy-winning singer is among many musicians who have postponed concerts and tours amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
Ciara, who is pregnant, was set to perform in Texas at the grand opening of the new Fort Hood USO on March 19, but announced Saturday that the event is being postponed, according to the Associated Press.
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Mariah Carey
Carey tweeted that she had to cancel a March concert in Hawaii due to “evolving international travel restrictions.
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Green Day
The California based rock band announced a cancellation of a tour in Asia due to the virus, but said new dates would be announced shortly
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Avril Lavigne
Lavigne informed her fans on Instagram that she would have to cancel her tour in Japan, China, Philippines and Taiwan where a majority of coronavirus cases have occurred.
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Museums
In a strenuous measure to contain the virus, the Italian government has ordered the closure of all museums.
Initially, just several museums in Milan, Venice and other areas in northern Italy were closed temporarily, set to reopen with new safety measures, but in recent days, the situation in Italy has escalated. As a result, all of the country's museums have temporarily shuttered.
Museums around China have been forced to temporarily close their doors due to the outbreak. In response, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) has asked them to stay active on social media and offer their services digitally. These include Beijing's Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, which has been closed since January 25.
Several museums in Japan have temporarily shuttered amid the virus outbreak. The Mori Art Museum, National Museum of Modern Art and the Kyoto National Museum are among the closures, reports ARTnews.
In South Korea, the National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art are among the country's national institutions closed until further notice.
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Events
One of the world's largest marathons, the Tokyo Marathon, went off with a major hitch on March 1.
An extremely limited field of elite runners was allowed to run the race as planned. Others were left scrambling to make different arrangements.
Following suit, in accordance with the French government's order that all public gatherings of more than 5,000 people be canceled,
Paris announced cancellation of its annual winter half marathon. The 40,000-plus running event was supposed to take place on the city's streets on March 1.
Rome's marathon, scheduled for March 29, has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
So far, there are no plans to cancel the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which are due to begin on July 24.
But Japan's baseball season got off to a lackluster start with the Giants first two games played in an empty Tokyo Dome
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Sumo wrestling is impacted as well. The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, a major event that was set to begin on March 8, will be held behind closed doors without spectators for the first time in history due to the outbreak.
Several major cherry blossom festivals have also been canceled, including Tokyo's Nakameguro Cherry Blossom Festival.
The Thailand Grand Prix announced its postponement, and there's speculation that the Vietnam Grand Prix will not go on as scheduled on April 5.
No cultural corner is immune to the outbreak. Several musical artists have canceled tour dates in Asia, including BTS and Green Day. Green Day's website indicates that the band plans to resume touring in Moscow this spring.
As to whether you should cancel or keep any upcoming travel plans, it's a personal calculation for each traveler.
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SXSW
SXSW's Cancellation Over Coronavirus Not Covered by Insurance
South by Southwest's cancellation this year will not be covered by insurance, founders Nick Barbaro and co-founder and managing director Roland Swenson confirmed to the Austin Chronicle Friday.
Ultra Music Festival
The three-day outdoor electronic music festival held in Miami was originally scheduled for March 20-22 but will be postponed until next year.
==========
Facebook F8 Developers Conference
Facebook’s highly anticipated tech conference which hosts some of the greatest minds in the developer and entrepreneurial community was canceled and replaced with a combination of what Facebook is calling, “locally hosted events, videos and live streamed content.”
====
Emerald City Comic Con
The Seattle based comic book convention decided to cancel the event after what they said was “many hours of conversation internally and consultation with local government officials and the tourism bureau.”
=======
Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade
On March 9, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh cancelled the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which hosts anywhere from 600,000 to 1 million attendees every year, according to
============
Tomorrowland Music Festival
Event organizers announced on Twitter that the French government decided to cancel the winter edition of the electronic music festival originally scheduled to run March 14-21 at the French alpine ski resort of Alpe d’Huez Grand Domaine Ski.
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BNP Paribas Open
The Southern California tennis tournament was expected to host upwards of 450,000 people, including 124,000 from outside the region. Many players already in Indian Wells practicing and preparing for the BNP Paribas Open were left scrambling when the postponement was announced
===========
Ciara
The Grammy-winning singer is among many musicians who have postponed concerts and tours amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
Ciara, who is pregnant, was set to perform in Texas at the grand opening of the new Fort Hood USO on March 19, but announced Saturday that the event is being postponed, according to the Associated Press.
======
Mariah Carey
Carey tweeted that she had to cancel a March concert in Hawaii due to “evolving international travel restrictions.
========
Green Day
The California based rock band announced a cancellation of a tour in Asia due to the virus, but said new dates would be announced shortly
===========
Avril Lavigne
Lavigne informed her fans on Instagram that she would have to cancel her tour in Japan, China, Philippines and Taiwan where a majority of coronavirus cases have occurred.
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THE MOST IRISH OF ALL IRISH DAYS IN THE MOST IRISH COUNTRY ON EARTH !
Ireland cancels St. Patrick's Day festivities over coronavirus concerns
There have been 19 cases of COVID-19, the disease associated with the coronavirus, in the Republic of Ireland.
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Attractions closed and events canceled amid coronavirus outbreak | CNN
From Disney theme parks to world-famous museums, novel coronavirus has sparked closures and cancellations of attractions and events around the world.
Museums
In a strenuous measure to contain the virus, the Italian government has ordered the closure of all museums.
Initially, just several museums in Milan, Venice and other areas in northern Italy were closed temporarily, set to reopen with new safety measures, but in recent days, the situation in Italy has escalated. As a result, all of the country's museums have temporarily shuttered.
Museums around China have been forced to temporarily close their doors due to the outbreak. In response, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) has asked them to stay active on social media and offer their services digitally. These include Beijing's Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, which has been closed since January 25.
Several museums in Japan have temporarily shuttered amid the virus outbreak. The Mori Art Museum, National Museum of Modern Art and the Kyoto National Museum are among the closures, reports ARTnews.
In South Korea, the National Museum of Korea and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art are among the country's national institutions closed until further notice.
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Events
One of the world's largest marathons, the Tokyo Marathon, went off with a major hitch on March 1.
An extremely limited field of elite runners was allowed to run the race as planned. Others were left scrambling to make different arrangements.
Following suit, in accordance with the French government's order that all public gatherings of more than 5,000 people be canceled,
Paris announced cancellation of its annual winter half marathon. The 40,000-plus running event was supposed to take place on the city's streets on March 1.
Rome's marathon, scheduled for March 29, has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
So far, there are no plans to cancel the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which are due to begin on July 24.
But Japan's baseball season got off to a lackluster start with the Giants first two games played in an empty Tokyo Dome
.
Sumo wrestling is impacted as well. The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, a major event that was set to begin on March 8, will be held behind closed doors without spectators for the first time in history due to the outbreak.
Several major cherry blossom festivals have also been canceled, including Tokyo's Nakameguro Cherry Blossom Festival.
The Thailand Grand Prix announced its postponement, and there's speculation that the Vietnam Grand Prix will not go on as scheduled on April 5.
No cultural corner is immune to the outbreak. Several musical artists have canceled tour dates in Asia, including BTS and Green Day. Green Day's website indicates that the band plans to resume touring in Moscow this spring.
As to whether you should cancel or keep any upcoming travel plans, it's a personal calculation for each traveler.
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