St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
# 06 March 2020 13:34 (UTC +04:00)

The organizing committee of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) has decided not to host the event in 2020 in light of the global spread of the deadly China coronavirus, chairman Andrei Belousov said on Thursday, APA's Moscow bureau reports.

"In order to protect the health of Russian citizens, as well as guests and participants of the forum, we have decided not to hold the event this year", he said.

According to Belousov, the decision was made after the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced an emergency of international importance due to the coronavirus outbreak and information about its spread in the countries participating in the forum.

The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) was scheduled to be held from 3 to 6 June in Russia's second-largest city.

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