Rescheduling of 2021 World Economic forum caused by COVID-19

The 2021 World Economic forum which was slated to be held in January in Davos, Switzerland, has been rescheduled by the organisers of the event.

They cited COVID-19 as the major reason for the decision.

Adrian Monck, the spokesperson of the forum, said that the decision was not reached easily, as there is an urgent need for global leaders to come together to design a common recovery path and shape post-COVID-19 era.

The annual summit is now set to take place in early summer instead.

“The new schedule will be announced as soon as the organisers are assured that all conditions are fulfilled to guarantee the health and safety of the participants and the hosting community,’’ Mr Monck said.

In January, when the meeting was originally meant to take place, the organisers planned to hold online dialogue events with global leaders instead.

The forum usually brings around 3,000 participants to the Swiss mountain resort of Davos at the beginning of the year, including Heads of State and Government, executives of multinational corporations and the chiefs of many international organisations.