Nobel Prize Ceremony Cancelled Due To Coronavirus
July 22, 2020
8:21 am
The Nobel Foundation, which manages the Nobel Prizes, on Tuesday cancelled its traditional December banquet because of the coronavirus pandemic saying the award ceremonies would be held in “new forms”.
This is the first time since 1956 that the lavish banquet has been cancelled, according to the foundation.
The event traditionally marks the end of the so-called Nobel Week, when the year’s prize-winners are invited to Swedish capital Stockholm for talks and the award ceremony.
“The Nobel Week will not be as it usually is due to the current pandemic. This is a very special year when everyone needs to …
