03-02-2020, 02:39 PM
While not mass quarantine, many conferences and events are being cancelled or delayed to prevent community transfer, including the Pacific Arts Festival planned for Honolulu in June.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/03/03...rus-fears/
SXSW in Austin, TX is under pressure to cancel after many of their corporate participants like Facebook have withdrawn.
Also, many major companies have restricted their employees from any discretionary travel within Europe and the U.S. I don't have time to post the full list and links to them all (google it) but companies responsible for thousands of workers and millions of dollars are taking some unprecedented steps to preserve the continuity of their operations.
At least there will be less of those "culturally insensitive" tourists around upsetting the locals (especially if they are part of the millions projected to die)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus...020-03-02/
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/03/03...rus-fears/
SXSW in Austin, TX is under pressure to cancel after many of their corporate participants like Facebook have withdrawn.
Also, many major companies have restricted their employees from any discretionary travel within Europe and the U.S. I don't have time to post the full list and links to them all (google it) but companies responsible for thousands of workers and millions of dollars are taking some unprecedented steps to preserve the continuity of their operations.
At least there will be less of those "culturally insensitive" tourists around upsetting the locals (especially if they are part of the millions projected to die)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus...020-03-02/