By Jamie Freed and Allison Lampert
By Jamie Freed and Allison Lampert
SYDNEY/MONTREAL, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Some aerospace corporations together with enterprise jet producers Textron Inc TXT.N and Common Dynamics Corp’s GD.N Gulfstream division mentioned they now not deliberate to attend the Singapore Airshow as a result of new coronavirus epidemic.
The commerce portion of Asia’s largest airshow, held each two years, is about to start on Feb. 11 beneath the shadow of the fast-spreading virus that has prompted Singapore to disclaim entry to all Chinese language guests and foreigners with a current historical past of journey to China, the place the virus originated.
The loss of life toll from the coronavirus has risen to 361 in China, bringing the variety of confirmed infections to 17,205. The flu-like virus, which may be transmitted from individual to individual, has unfold to greater than two dozen different nations and areas.
Experia Occasions, the organiser of the Singapore Airshow, mentioned final week the present would proceed as deliberate, however the authorities measures meant it might “undoubtedly see a discount by way of the variety of anticipated…