DC health officials recommend canceling all mass gatherings
WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the number of identified coronavirus cases in the nation's capital reached 10 and officials recommended gatherings of 1,000 or more people be postponed or canceled.
Organizers of the popular Cherry Blossom festival, which was scheduled to begin March 20 and traditionally attracts throngs of visitors to the nation's capital, announced that several events would be postponed. Earlier Wednesday, officials recommended that all “non-essential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions,” be postponed or canceled through the end of March in light of the coronavirus outbreak. They defined mass gatherings as “events where 1,000 or more people congregate in a specific location.”
Events DC, which operates the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, is suspending operations there from March 13 to March 31, disclosing that five people who attended the recent AIPAC conference had tested positive for the coronavirus, up from the two that AIPAC had publicly reported. The announcement came a day after American University in Washington made a similar move. As with American University, the Georgetown dorms will remain open, but students are encouraged to return home instead of staying on campus.
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