Mass crowds present tremendous risk of spreading virus, organizers say
The 2020 edition of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced Wednesday night.
"The Board of Directors of the Festival Management Committee has decided that due to the continued developments concerning the spread of COVID-19, the severe public health threat, and global health crisis, the month-long event held in July-August is cancelled," organizers said in a statement.
According to the organizers, the decision to cancel the event, which attracts more than one million people to the Toronto area every summer, was taken following consultation with stakeholders — including the bandleaders, the Ontario Steelpan Association, the Organization of Calypso Performing Artists, as well as partners and other related cultural organizations.
They said the mass crowds that attend the events present a tremendous risk regarding the spread of COVID-19.
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