{"id":18281,"date":"2020-03-10T11:13:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T16:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/?p=18281"},"modified":"2020-03-10T11:13:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T16:13:45","slug":"how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-affecting-the-event-planning-industry-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-affecting-the-event-planning-industry-part-1","title":{"rendered":"How the Coronavirus Outbreak is Affecting the Event Planning Industry: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been about 3 months since word first broke out of the novel coronavirus COVID-19<\/a>. It feels like with each passing day, there are more confirmed cases and more media coverage. On the plus side, it\u2019s been confirmed that over half of those diagnosed with the virus globally to date have since recovered<\/a>. But understandably, people are still on high alert.<\/p>\n

Precautions are being taken everywhere you turn. Some are minor; others are more extreme. People are stocking up on household items, from hand sanitizer to toilet paper, just in case they need to be quarantined. Another precaution that\u2019s also being taken by many as of late is staying away from others unless absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n

In the world of event and wedding planning, this spells disaster for the industry! The entire nature of your job is organizing the coming together of people. But if people don\u2019t want to go near each other\u2026 You see the problem. Unfortunately, even the best wedding and event planning classes can\u2019t prepare you for this.<\/p>\n

The coronavirus outbreak has already proven to be negatively affecting the event planning industry. Here, we\u2019ll take a look into the different ways this is happening, as well as what can be done during this time to salvage it.<\/p>\n

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