Met Gala postponed amid novel Coronavirus outbreak: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art has reportedly anunced on March 16 that annual Met Gala scheduled to take place on May 4 has been postponed amid vel Coronavirus outbreak. According to news reports, gala is often referred to as fashion’s biggest night out. An internal email was reportedly sent to  Met staffers this afteron and it was anunced that museum “will remain closed through Saturday, April 4.” 

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CDCP advisories

In addition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) has advised during weekend that re should t be any garings of 50 people or more for next eight weeks. A Met spokesperson reportedly said that all programs and events through May 15 will be cancelled or postponed including gala. 
According to reports, museum did t provide any furr details on when event might be rescheduled. This years exhibition was due to form part Met's wider 150th-anniversary celebrations. 

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After saying “it's under control” when United States detected first case of deadly coronavirus, US President Donald Trump has tweeted that “God bless US” on March 16. After being originated in Chinese province of Wuhan, COVID-19 has w infected at least 4,663 people in US and has caused 86 deaths. While Trump's tweet remained without context, apparently nation is rocked with pandemic when paired with panic buying of citizens leading to empty aisles in supermarkets. 

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