Cuomo says health experts recommend canceling NYC St. Patrick's Day parade

Despite Cuomo's comments, organizers said no decision had yet been made to cancel the parade.

News 12 Staff

Mar 11, 2020, 8:33 PM

Updated 1,673 days ago

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Cuomo says health experts recommend canceling NYC St. Patrick's Day parade
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that health experts recommend canceling New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Despite Cuomo's comments, organizers said no decision had yet been made to cancel the parade.
 
"At this point in time contrary to the media outlets and social media no decision has been made to cancel the NYC St Patricks Day Parade," they tweeted.
Parades in Chicago, in Dublin, Boston, Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco have already been canceled.
AP Wires contributed to this report.