The 10th Beijing International Film Festival, one of the top show business events in Asia, will be postponed until further notice, the festival’s organising committee announced on Sunday (March 08).
The annual festival, scheduled between April 19 and 26, will be deferred in consideration of the safety and health of all the guests, participants and the public, as well as to coordinate with the overall epidemic prevention work in the city, the committee said.
“We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the postponement of the event and we will announce the possible date of the festival as soon as possible,” it added.
The novel virus originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year and has claimed over 3,000 lives in the country.
Many events around the world have been cancelled amid the COVID-19 outbreak, including film festivals and music concerts. Release of much-awaited James Bond film “No Time to Die” has also been pushed by seven months to November.
Apart from China, over 3,400 people have died of the deadly disease and over 101,000 have been infected from the virus globally.
