COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US)

I really hope that this isnt true , but.. I spoke with someone today who is very close to the ‘powers that be’ in re to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and this person said that it is extremely likely that there will be no Mardi Gras in 2021.. i asked this person to repeat themselves, since that’s almost a year away.. but unfortunately he said that an official announcement will be made soon, since a lot of the planning on the part of hotels, krewes, logistics etc happens years (plural) ahead of time, and the idea of bringing in a million people from around the world into close contact in less than a year from now just cannot happen, for public health reasons, and that a vaccine would not have been approved AND distributed around the world by then.. .. Sucks if true .

I'll feel bad for the workers who won't make the money they usually make during Mardi Gras season, but I don't mind missing out on events if it's saving lives. I have a feeling that we're going to see the repercussions of this outbreak for a long time to come