China gives top Indian auto show a miss over new virus fears Hundreds of delegates and visitors from China are not attending India’s biggest auto show because of a new virus that has infected more than 24,500 people globallyNEW DELHI -- Hundreds of delegates and visitors from China did not attend India’s biggest auto show on Wednesday as countries scramble to halt the spread of a viral outbreak that has killed hundreds and infected more than 24,500 people globally. Indian organizers said they were unhappy over the cancellation by more than 296 Chinese delegates and exhibitors who skipped the event due to the outbreak. The weeklong auto show, which will attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, officially opens on Friday. “The way China operates, when a challenge is put in its way, they really respond to that challenge,” Simmons said. Last week, India flew hundreds of its citizens out of Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the outbreak.

Source: ABC News February 05, 2020 13:18 UTC