Geneva invention show delayed over novel coronavirus

A trade show in Geneva featuring hundreds of inventors from Asia is being postponed until September due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, organisers said on Monday. The show - the largest of its kind in the world - had been due to take place next month but organisers said travel restrictions in Asia had made planning too difficult.

Around half the exhibitors at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva come from Asia and a third of those from mainland China and another third from Hong Kong.

"As obtaining visas and planning the trip to Geneva by air is becoming increasingly difficult for inventors from all over the world, the exhibition management has chosen to be wise and decided to postpone," organisers said.