The event's steering committee has agreed to explore the possibility of a one-year delay to the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai in light of the global coronavirus pandemic. It was slated to begin in October.
and more than 780,000 cases have been confirmed. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the United Arab Emirates has 611 cases and five deaths.
Even after the coronavirus crisis improves, however, there may be long-lasting effects that could dampen the success of a delayed Expo 2020 Dubai, said Bejjani. "The question continues to be — is Expo going to have the same impact that it was going to have in 2020, in a world that was so connected, and in a world that … wherewill come back the way it used to be," he said. "Or it will take until 2022, 2023 for it to come back."Separately, Bejjani also said he is "not really concerned" about the impact of the virus on the UAE.
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