Fashion house Chanel cancels Beijing show due to coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: A deliveryman pulls a cart with packages past a Chanel Fine Jewelry store one day before the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

PARIS (Reuters) - Chanel has cancelled a show in China in May due to the coronavirus outbreak, the French fashion house said on Tuesday.

"Considering the current situation and following the guidance of Chinese authorities, Chanel has decided to postpone its project of a replica of the Paris – 31 rue Cambon 2019/20 Métiers d’art collection in May in Beijing to a later and more appropriate moment," the statement said.