Nobel Prize Winners Celebration Evening Party Canceled due to new corona infection spread July 22 18:51
The Nobel Foundation, which runs the Nobel Prize, announced that it will cancel the dinner party held in December every year to celebrate the winners due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
A banquet for the Nobel Prize winners is held in December every year, following the award ceremony, at the city hall in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, with a royal family and invited guests.
The Nobel Foundation decided to cancel the dinner party on the 21st due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection and the lack of prospects for many people to hold events and travel to winners etc. Announced.
Regarding the award ceremony, we will take measures against infection such as maintaining a certain distance from other people, and considering that the award winners cannot attend, we will hold it in a different form from the usual year.
Announcement of the winners will begin on October 5 and says Nobel Foundation Executive Director Heikensten said: ``It's a special year that everyone must sacrifice and adapt to a whole new situation, We show respect in many ways for our contributions."