Will Coronavirus lead to the cancellation of Glastonbury?

[stuartbert two hats]

If you read the other thread, you'd think that everyone is either hysterical or in firm denial.  To me, the outcome is a bit more uncertain at this point. 

What do you think?

Edited March 3, 2020 by stuartbert two hats

[Andy0808 v5]

I'm certain it will happen. So I haven't been able to vote  

[Slugworth]

Will not be cancelled

[mttJ]

I have some doubt creeping in but I think that's just me being a little pessimistic. 

[priest17]

86 pages of thread and you guys don't know for certain if an event 4 months in the future will go as planned since the introduction of a brand new virus no body knows how to prevent? What are you all even doing in there?

[MetaKate]

Im 100% confident it will happen. I cant handle the hysteria. 

[TheWaters]

Would like to vote that I reckon it’ll be going ahead but I genuinely don’t believe it will do.

Would be gutted tbf, my first Glasto. We can hope.

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, Andy0808 v5 said:

I'm certain it will happen. So I haven't been able to vote  

No you're not.  We could get hit by a meteor.  Vote for pretty confident. 

[WestCountryGirl]

Not sure, but probably cancelled is my vote. Obviously I hope it won't - I'll be paying my balance if the option to do so is there, and I'll be on the farm if it goes ahead - but this is more about having to manage my own expectations than anything. I'm going to be devastated if it gets cancelled, and so I need to start getting used to the idea that it might.

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, Andy0808 v5 said:

I'm certain it will happen. So I haven't been able to vote  

Edited options for you

 

[Henrik]

Unless they somehow manage to contain this thing which is surely unlikely now, I can't see how it goes ahead. 

Hope I'm wrong. 

[Andy0808 v5]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Edited options for you

 

😂 You had me sold with the meteor reply to be fair. 

But, now I feel like we need a thread titled '4km meteor being tracked by NASA - should we be worried?'

[jparx]

Looking at the decrease in new cases and the increase in recoveries in China over the past 3 weeks makes me think we'll be fine. It will get worse in the UK before it gets better, and events in March and April may well be cancelled/postponed, but I feel very confident the situation will have improved come June, enough for all summer festivals to go ahead.

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, Andy0808 v5 said:

😂 You had me sold with the meteor reply to be fair. 

But, now I feel like we need a thread titled '4km meteor being tracked by NASA - should we be worried?'

And an accompanying poll thread!

[zero000]

11 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

If you read the other thread, you'd think that everyone is either hysterical or in firm denial.  To me, the outcome is a bit more uncertain at this point. 

What do you think?

Re-do the poll I say. Too much opportunity for fence sitting. We need a forum for utterly baseless speculation  

[northernringo]

It feels like coronavirus has spread to more threads in this forum than actual people in the UK!

I've gone for the 'probably go ahead' option  

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, northernringo said:

It feels like coronavirus has spread to more threads in this forum than actual people in the UK!

I've gone for the 'probably go ahead' option  

That's good to know, as you appear to be the best informed on the forum.

[AlexOvd]

I am starting to have nightmares with the fucking coronavirus. It's everywhere, you cannot skip it 😂

[jyoung]

[Splatt]

On the basis that all experts are saying a UK wide epidemic is now essentially inevitable and best case outcome is to delay this into the summer I’m afraid it’s a ‘no’ from me 😢

[stuartbert two hats]

@eFestivals Long shot - is it possible for us to lock our own threads, whilst leaving the poll open?

[kalifire]

I'm somewhere between no idea and pretty confident it'll go ahead.

It's the combination of medical experts saying a widespread outbreak is almost inevitable, and the government's plans to cancel mass gatherings in that scenario that adds up to 'no idea', to me. I'd have to ignore too much to be more confident.

That said, due to how far away it is, I'm hopeful.

Edited March 3, 2020 by kalifire

[pryce]

As experts are saying that China have shown this can be contained and there are only 40, 000 active cases, I am pretty confident. See I can cherry pick which experts to follow as well

[squirrelarmy]

1 minute ago, pryce said:

As experts are saying that China have shown this can be contained and there are only 40, 000 active cases, I am pretty confident. See I can cherry pick which experts to follow as well

Their method of containment was literally nailing people’s doors shut so they can’t get outside and spread the virus. Try that over here and see what happens. 

[kalifire]

3 minutes ago, pryce said:

As experts are saying that China have shown this can be contained and there are only 40, 000 active cases, I am pretty confident. See I can cherry pick which experts to follow as well

Which ones have you chosen then, out of interest?