The Last Update: March 7 at 9:39 a.m. PT
The unfold of coronavirus has dramatically upended what was initially going to be a busy slate of leisure, tech, media and cultural occasions in spring 2020.
By far essentially the most notable impact, in the mean time anyway, is the cancellation of the annual South by Southwest cultural competition in Austin, Texas, only a week out from opening. Austin doesn’t but have any circumstances of covid-19, the sickness brought on by coronavirus, however Mayor Steve Adler declared a state of emergency within the metropolis on account of issues in regards to the a whole lot of hundreds of individuals on account of go to town in the course of the 9-day competition. (More than 230,000 individuals attended in 2019.)
Though cancelling SXSW for the primary time in its 34-year historical past will possible deal a severe financial blow to Austin — the 2019 occasion introduced in additional than $350 million — the choice was a digital certainty after greater than a dozen large title individuals pulled out on account of worries in regards to the virus.
One of the largest media and tv occasions of the yr is at all times the spring Upfronts shows, when networks pitch their upcoming content material to advertisers. And although the 2020 Upfronts are nonetheless two months away, TV networks are already starting to rethink participation. Per week in the past, Fox News canceled its look (together with all non-essential journey) and on Monday AMC Networks and A&E grew to become the primary leisure networks to drag out.
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Meanwhile, it got here out over the weekend {that a} VIP attendee of the 2020 proper wing CPAC convention Maryland was contaminated with covid-19, presumably exposing hundreds of individuals — together with members of congress and even Donald Trump. As a end result, The Washington Post and Politico have now requested reporters who lined the occasion to self-quarantine.
Other workplaces altered by coronavirus incude Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, which final week began encouraging all Seattle-area staff who’re capable of earn a living from home. And the day earlier than, Sony closed three of its European workplaces for the remainder of the week, whereas CAA restricted worker journey to “business-critical” for no less than the subsequent two weeks.
On March 6, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health introduced that two new coronavirus circumstances have been confirmed within the state, however famous there aren’t any identified public publicity areas.
These are only a small pattern of the canceled occasions and altered workplaces brought on by worries about coronavirus, with many extra prone to come given the handfuls of documented circumstances of the virus within the United States, with no less than 11 reported deaths.
Read on for the foremost cancellations and precautionary measures to this point.
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Precautionary Measures
Company: CNN
Measure: Limiting intercontinental worker journey
Company: Google
Measure: Restricting employees journey to China, Iran, Japan, South Korea and elements of Italy which have seen virus outbreaks; Seattle-area staff requested to earn a living from home if attainable
Company: Amazon
Measure: Seattle-area staff requested to earn a living from home if attainable
Company: Microsoft
Measure: Seattle-area staff requested to earn a living from home if attainable
Company: Twitter
Measure: Global staff requested to earn a living from home if attainable
Company: Facebook
Measure: Seattle and Bay Area staff requested to earn a living from home if attainable
Company: Warner Bros.
Measure: Filming in Italy dominated out for Season 16 of “The Bachelorette”
Company: Sony
Measure: Three of the corporate’s European workplaces closed from March four till no less than March eight after worker was presumably uncovered.
Company: Washington Post
Measure: Any reporters who attended CPAC 2020 have been requested to self-quarantine after a excessive stage attendee who interacted with a number of members of congress got here down with covid-19.
Company: Politico
Measure: Any reporters who attended CPAC 2020 have been…
