drupa (Düsseldorf, Germany) has announced that the drupa trade fair, scheduled for June 16-26, 2020, will be postponed to April 20-30, 2021, due to concerns regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus). According to drupa s website, it is the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world, held every four years by Messe Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf.
According to a statement released by drupa, In doing so, Messe Düsseldorf is following the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German Federal Government to take into account the principles of the Robert Koch Institute when assessing the risk of major events. Based on this recommendation and the recent significant increase in the number of people infected with the new corona virus [COVID-19], including in Europe, Messe Düsseldorf has reassessed the situation. In addition, there is the general ruling issued by the city of Düsseldorf on March 11, 2020, in which major events with more than 1,000 participants present at the same time are generally prohibited.
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