(Fighting New Crown Pneumonia) The World's Largest Industrial Show Delayed Due to Epidemic
China News Agency, Berlin, March 4 (Reporter Peng Dawei) As the epidemic of new crown pneumonia in Germany continues to spread, the world's largest industrial technology exhibition Hannover Industry Fair announced on the 4th that it will be postponed from late April to mid July. This is the second top international exhibition in Germany within one week after the Berlin International Tourism Fair. In addition, the Bundesliga officials have stated that they have made specific preparations for suspension or competition without spectators if necessary.
As of 15:00 on the 4th, the number of confirmed diagnoses officially announced by Germany was 262. German Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn said on the same day that in the current situation, we cannot relax our vigilance, because the "culmination of the virus's spread has not yet arrived."
The Hannover Messe attracts more than 5,500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors worldwide each year. It is the largest and most important international exhibition in the field of industrial technology. The exhibition organizer, Deutsche Messe AG, said on the same day that in response to the latest development of the new crown pneumonia epidemic worldwide, the company decided to schedule the 2020 Hannover Messe, which will be held from April 20 to 24 The meeting will be postponed to July 13-17.
This is Germany's second top international exhibition affected by the epidemic in less than a week. On February 28, the Berlin International Tourism Fair, the world's largest tourism exhibition, announced that it would be suspended this year. According to incomplete statistics, from March to April, at least 5 large-scale exhibitions have been cancelled and 9 extensions have been cancelled across Germany. It is expected that this will hit the exhibition industry, which is an important industry in Germany.
After the outbreak affected Serie A, Bundesliga officials also responded. Bundesliga's director of sports events Ansgar Schwenken told the German media that Bundesliga officials have made very specific preparations for cancelling the match or having a match without spectators. He said that if it is really time for "multiple venues cannot cope with normal spectator flow or the event must be stopped," the Bundesliga official can directly communicate with the clubs and give corresponding measures.
On the 1st of this month, 20 Japanese fans were kicked out of the stadium for wearing masks in the home game of Leipzig in the Bundesliga against Leverkusen. Later, the Leipzig club apologized to them, saying it was a mistake. (Finish)