With the coronavirus crisis continuing to accelerate at an alarming pace internationally, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has joined the growing number of organizations and companies to cancel large gatherings
,The Academy's decision was made on Wednesday, the same day that the World Health Organization officiallya move it said it made to shock lethargic countries into pulling out all the stops.
Most of the Academy's 430 employees are based in its Los Angeles headquarters, but it also has outposts in New York and London. Wednesday saw U.S. coronavirus deaths climb to 31 with official cases exceeding 1,000 and a top federal health official warning the country that the worst was yet to come. There are currently are 118,000 cases in 114 countries, with 4,291 people having lost their lives.
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