SXSW canceled over coronavirus, Austin mayor declares ‘local disaster’

Austin, Texas mayor Steve Adler has just declared “a local disaster” and “effectively” canceled South By Southwest (SXSW) amid the COVID-19coronavirus outbreak.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler said he had declared a local disaster and “together with that I have issued an order that effectively cancels South by Southwest this year.”
The festival was to have been held March 13-22. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Austin.
The move comes after dozens of compan