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GDC “moving forward as planned” despite exhibitor cancellations and coronavirus concernsBay Area risk is still low, SFDPH says.
Bay Area risk is still low, SFDPH says.
The city of San Francisco has declared a local emergency in response to COVID-19. TheSan Francisco Department Of Public Healthsay there are still no cases of the virus reported in the city but that “given the high volume of international travel from SF, there is a growing likelihood that we will see cases eventually.”
SFDPH say that the state of emergency will “mobilize city resources, streamline staffing, coordinate agencies across the city” in the event that COVID-19 does spread to the city. “Currently, Bay Area residents remain at low risk of becoming infected with COVID-19,” SFDPH reiterate. The greatest risk is still travel to areas with high numbers of confirmed cases or close contact with someone already infected with the virus.
Despite cancellations and travel prohibitions, GDC claim they will carry on as planned. “Locally, the California Department of Public Health, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the San Francisco Travel Association continue to support the convening of public events, and we are moving forward as planned,” their website now says.
The World Health Organization’s reportas of todaylists a total of 81,109 COVID-19 cases confirmed worldwide, 78,191 of which are in China where the first case was reported.
GDC will take place from March 16th to March 20th in San Francisco. They have beenupdating their siteas important attendance-related information about the coronavirus becomes available.
