DUBAI/HONG KONG: The Expo 2020 Dubai has been postponed by a year because of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and will now be held from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, the Paris-based organiser said on Monday (May 4).
A two-thirds majority of member states of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) voted in favour of the delay, which "allows all participants to safely navigate the impact of Covid-19 (coronavirus)," it said in a statement.
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