Dubai’s Expo 2020 Could be Delayed Over Coronavirus
- One option is to postpone for a year as with Tokyo Olympics
- Scheduled late-October start date hasn’t been ruled out
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Expo 2020 Dubai organizers are expected to discuss a possible opening delay of up to a year due to the global coronavirus pandemic, according to officials from several of the countries involved.
A year-long postponement is one of several options to be discussed on a conference call next week, and organizers haven’t ruled out the scheduled late-October start, they said. Any final decision would have to be made by member states of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which awards the event.