US: Kennedy Space Center shuts visitor complex amid coronavirus pandemic

Kennedy Center took to its website to anunce that its visitor complex will temporarily close from March 16 until furr tice. This comes as  US is moving towards a shutdown with schools, amusements parks, shops, restaurants getting closed. In a statement posted on its website, NASA operated field centre said that it h taken step in a bid to ensure safety of guests and crew members. 

Visitors would be refunded 

It ded that during temporary closure, Reservations Department would also be unavailable to process bookings. However, it said that future reservations were available and people could visit ir website to complete a reservation. Talking about refunds, it said that “Date specific Daily missions” would be refunded and activities such as bus tours and overnight ventures would also be cancelled and a refund would be issued. 

“Date specific Daily mission tickets for March 16 until we reopen will be refunded. Unexpired Daily mission tickets will still be valid for use. Private programs, such as Astronaut Training Experience (ATX), Overnight ventures, Special Interest Bus Tours and Dine With An Astronaut programs will be cancelled and refunds will automatically be issued for activities scheduled on se days. During this temporary closure, Reservations Department will also be unavailable.”

statement also asserted that private programmes such as school trips and or educational programmes would be refunded. This comes as number of coronavirus cases soared to 3,802 across US, gripping every state except West Virginia. Disneyland in a recent statement revealed that y will shut down operations due to looming threat. statement said that y will close parks in its Disneyland Resort in California, Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. 

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Part of New York, Ohio, Illiis have also shut down bars and restaurants. Multi-National Companies like Twitter and Google are asking employees to work from home. Churches, temples and mosques have cancelled services. Meanwhile, Grocery stores have reduced hours to allow more time for cleaning and restocking of shelves hit by panic stockpiling. Brick-and-mortar retailers have also begun shutting down stores in an attempt to prevent losses. 

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