Press Release: DC Health Advisory

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Health

March 11, 2020

CONTACT:

LaToya Foster (EOM)

Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)

(WASHINGTON, DC) – DC Health recommends that non-essential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions, be postponed or cancelled. Mass gatherings are defined as events where 1,000 or more people congregate in a specific location. We also recommend that any social, cultural, or entertainment events where large crowds are anticipated be reconsidered by the organizer. This recommendation is in effect through March 31.

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