Expo 2020 Dubai Organizers Back One-Year Delay Over Pandemic

Construction work at the site of the Expo 2020 Dubai  in 2019. — Construction work at the site of the Expo 2020 Dubai in 2019.
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By Bruce Stanley, Netty Idayu Ismail, and Sylvia Westall

March 30, 2020 at 1:23 PM UTC

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March 30, 2020 at 2:35 PM UTC

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Organizers of Expo 2020 Dubai are recommending a one-year delay to the world exhibition, the latest global event that looks set to be claimed by the global coronavirus pandemic.