The White House Correspondents' Association says it will postpone its annual dinner amid the novel coronavirus outbreak
Washington The White House Correspondents' Association announced Sunday that they will postpone the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The dinner and awards gala, originally scheduled for April 25, will be held at an"alternative date," according to a tweet from the WHCA. The move comes as health officials are encouraging the public to stay home and practice social distancing to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The number of US cases topped 31,000 Sunday afternoon with at least 389 deaths.
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