REUTERS
October 16, 2020 at 14:30 JST
HANOI--The organizer of Vietnam’s first Formula One grand prix on Friday said it has canceled the race, having already postponed the event initially scheduled for April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This has been an extremely difficult but necessary decision to reach in view of the continued uncertainty caused by the global coronavirus pandemic,” Vietnam Grand Prix Corp said in an emailed statement. It said it will refund all tickets sold.
The Southeast Asian country has recorded over 1,110 COVID-19 infections, with 35 deaths, Ministry of Health data showed.
In July, Hanoi city authorities said the race could be held in November.
Later in July, Formula One scrapped all four of the season’s races in the Americas due to the pandemic and added three in Europe.
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