With coronavirus lurking, conferences wrestle with whether to cancel

By Liz Szabo
Published Updated 5 Min Read

People at the conference hall. Rear view

Nearly 100,000 pop culture fans flocked to Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle last year, including many dressed as superheroes, aliens and robots. But something scarier than a comic book villain is roiling the conference this year — the spread of the coronavirus.

Ten people have died from novel coronavirus in King County, Washington, where Seattle is located, according to the Washington State Department of Health. At least 70 people have tested positive statewide.

Liz Szabo
From Kaiser Health News

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