MIDDLETOWN – There will be no 36th Annual Orange County Home Show. It was scheduled for this weekend, March 13 through 15 at the Middletown Campus of SUNY Orange, but officials canceled the event because of the spread of the coronavirus. No makeup date will be scheduled.
“We are concerned about the potential ‘community spread’ of COVID-19 when sizable populations of people gather in a confined indoor space,” said SUNY Orange President Dr. Kristine Young.
“It is important for the college and the SUNY Orange Foundation to be good neighbors,” she said. “We are facing a growing public health concern that requires us to consider the safety and well-being of our greater Hudson Valley community.”
“The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and we are working closely with all of our community partners in helping them make informed decisions about the risk that is involved in holding large-scale events at this time,” said Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Irina Gelman.
Over the past several days in particular, many large-scale gatherings, conferences, and expositions across the nation have been canceled or postponed as health officials, community leaders and citizens respond to the complex and far-reaching implications of the virus.”
