WORLD THERE HAVE BEEN 95,000 CONFIRMED CASES ABOUT 51,000 PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED
AND MORE THAN 3200
HAVE DIED. CORONAVIRUS FEARS
ARE ALSO HAVING AN IMPACT ON
UPCOMING FESTIVALS LIKE FIESTA
IN SOUTH
BY SOUTHWEST, ORGANIZERS OF
BOTH LARGE EVENTS SAY THEY ARE
CLOSELY WATCHING THE VIRUS AND
ITS SPREAD.
THE FIESTA COMMISSION TODAY
SENDING A LETTER TO ITS
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS LETTING
THEM KNOW THAT AS OF NOW THE
FIESTA’S GOING FORWARD AS
PLANNED
IN APRIL. HOWEVER, THE
COMMISSION DID SAY THAT IT’S
TAKING EXTRA STEPS AT PUBLIC
EVENTS LIKE FIESTA FIESTA
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WIPE
DOWNS AND HAND SANITIZER AT
ALL LOCATIONS. MEANTIME THE
ORGANIZERS OF SOUTH BY
SOUTHWEST HELD A NEWS
CONFERENCE TODAY ANNOUNCING THE
SHOW WILL GO ON AS PLANNED
MARCH 13TH DESPITE THE
CANCELLATIONS OF A NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS AMAZON TWITTER
FACEBOOK AND TICK TOCK AMONG
THE COMPANIES PULLING OUT OF
THE FESTIVAL WHICH BRINGS IN
MORE THAN MILLION TO THE
ECONOMY OF AUSTIN.
RIGHT NOW. THERE IS
NO EVIDENCE.
>> THAT CLOSING SOUTH BY
SOUTHWEST OR OTHER ACTIVITIES
IS GOING TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY
SAFER.
>> THERE’S CURRENTLY A PETITION
CIRCULATING IN AUSTIN ASKING
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST TO POSTPONE
OR CANCEL THE FESTIVAL UNTIL
VIRUS FEARS SUBSIDE 32,000
PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED ON. OF
COURSE YOU CAN FIND
HELPFUL INFORMATION ON OUR
WEBSITE. WE HAVE A TIMELINE OF
HOW COVID 19 CAME TO SAN
ANTONIO. HOW IT IS IMPACTING
THE ECONOMY HERE. AND THERE’S