The central city of Da Nang has decided to cancel the 2020 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival to prevent the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, spreading in the region. Main stage of the 2019 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival. The city has decided to cancel the 2020 Festival due to fears over coronavirus. — Photo courtesy of Sun Group Vice chairman of the city’s people’s committee, Le Trung Chinh, said the decision was signed on February 20 following a suggestion from the Culture and Sports department. He asked the department and relevant agencies to inform all businesses related to the organisation of the festival on the decision. Director of the city’s Culture and Sports Department, Huynh Van Hung, said the postponement of the festival would result in heavy losses to the city’s tourism industry as well as the city’s revenue this year. He stressed that the decision was made to stop the spread of the virus from infected areas via travellers. Beach of Da Nang is the most favourite destination to tourists and local residents. — VNS Photo Cong Thanh The city said the festival alone lured at least 1 million tourists and generated VND15 billion ($650,000) from ticket revenue and… Read full this story
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