It's the second year in a row that the Davos summit was disrupted by the pandemic.
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The announcement makes the high-profile gathering of business leaders, politicians and more the latest event to be canceled or put on hold recently due to omicron's spread. It also marks the second year in a row that the Davos summit was disrupted by the pandemic.Event organizers said the annual meeting, which was scheduled to take place from Jan. 17-Jan. 21, is now planned for early summer, though specific dates were not yet released.
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