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Miami Winter Music Conference is going to be rescheduled due to coronavirus

Miami Winter Music Conference is going to be rescheduled due to coronavirus aka COVID-19.

An ficial statement made by Miami WMC reads:

"Due to the Florida Governor’s declaration a public health emergency and the Centers Disease Control and Prevention’s Interim Guidance for COVID-19, the 35th edition Winter Music Conference, originally scheduled for March 16 – 19, 2020, will be rescheduled.

"After spending the past ten months preparing for the event with our team, panelists and event partners, we are proundly disappointed, however, there is nothing more important than the health, safety and physical well-being our attendees and employees.

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The postponement Winter Music Conference comes just days after Ultra Music Festival was cancelled.

Local authorities are acting with extreme precaution and on Monday Florida was put under a state emergency.

This doesn't seem to have deterred some local promoters or DJs however.

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