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COVID-19: Latvian Youth Song and Dance Festival to be postponed to 2021
BC, Riga , 31.03.2020.Print version
XII Latvian Youth Song and Dance Celebration will be postponed to 2021, as decided by the event's council today, Education and Science Minister Ilga Suplinska (New Conservative Party) said in a press briefing today, writes LETA.
She said that, considering all risk factors, consulting with the diaspora, a decision has been made to postpone the celebration for a year.
XII Latvian Youth Song and Dance Celebration were scheduled for July 6-12.
As reported, in an effort to prevent Covid-19 from spreading further in Latvia, a state of emergency came into force on March 13, setting a number of tough restrictions.