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Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
KDVR ^ | Mar 10, 2020 / | Eric Ruble

Posted on 03/11/2020 10:26:42 AM PDT by real saxophonist

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled amid the coronavirus outbreak, officials said Tuesday.

Mayor Michael Hancock made the announcement Tuesday morning alongside Theresa Melaragno, the president of the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee.

The parade was scheduled for Saturday.

“Following discussions with public health officials at the city and at the urging of the Mayor during consultation yesterday and this morning, the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has made the tough decision to cancel this year’s parade due to the on-going situation surrounding COVID-19,” Melaragno and Hancock said in a written statement.

Heralded as the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade west of the Mississippi River, the event draws an estimated 250,000 people to Lower Downtown. This year would have been the parade’s 58th.

On Monday, Hancock said there were no plans to cancel the parade.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; omg

1 posted on 03/11/2020 10:26:42 AM PDT by real saxophonist
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To: real saxophonist

I guess all the breweries will be packed all day then.


2 posted on 03/11/2020 10:37:53 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: cnsmom
I guess all the breweries will be packed all day then.

Yep, better to pass the Wuhan Virus in a close setting like a brewery than a wide open outside parade.

3 posted on 03/11/2020 10:38:50 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: real saxophonist

The Governor and Mayor have officially declared . . . a PANIC!


4 posted on 03/11/2020 10:40:14 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker
Why, yes, they have.
5 posted on 03/11/2020 10:46:36 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Norovirus survivor; Hey Coronavirus - Bring it!)
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To: colorado tanker

What better way for the government to push more control over the people through scare tactics, Stalinistic


6 posted on 03/11/2020 10:47:49 AM PDT by grcuster
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To: real saxophonist

I’m surprised the Colorado Cat-Lady Legislature haven’t made St. Patrick’s day illegal yet.


7 posted on 03/11/2020 11:40:55 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: real saxophonist

I’m sure all the bars will close, too./s


8 posted on 03/11/2020 12:11:32 PM PDT by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
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