InterPore FlashNews: Coronavirus

Dear Colleagues, We are aware of the spread of the coronavirus and the associated implications. Many of you have been wondering what the consequences are for the planned InterPore meeting in May in Qingdao, China. 

While some countries have announced warnings to their citizens not to travel to China, the World Health Organization has not decided to declare the coronavirus outbreak in China a public health emergency of international concern. It is not known if such a concern will be announced within the next few weeks, and no one knows if the current travel warnings related to the coronavirus will be relaxed in 1-2 weeks or in 1-6 months. All of us know that such restrictions are always temporary, as in earlier cases with bird flu, Swine flu, Ebola and other pandemics. Please keep in mind that Wuhan is a thousand kilometers away from Qingdao, and Shandong province (where Qingdao is) is not among hot spots for the coronavirus disease.