SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The number of exhibitors that will not be participating in next week's Singapore Airshow has increased to 19 on Saturday (Feb 8), with Canadian aerospace firms De Havilland Canada and Viking Air pulling out of the event, as the impact of the coronavirus widened. Singapore moved its disease outbreak response up a level to orange on Friday as the coronavirus spread further within the country, with three new cases announced of unknown origin. Under the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition, or Dorscon, code orange means the outbreak is deemed to have moderate to high public health impact. This announcement comes after the US Pentagon said earlier on Friday that it will shrink the size of its delegation travelling to the Singapore Airshow, and US defence firms Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Co said they will not attend the airshow due to the coronavirus. The airshow, organised by Experia Events, is an aerospace and defence exhibition held once every two years.

Source: The Star February 08, 2020 12:22 UTC