Chinese orchestra cancels Georgia visits because of swine flu concerns

Tools

Chinese orchestra cancels Georgia visits because of swine flu concerns

Story Published: Jul 6, 2009 at 8:48 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 6, 2009 at 8:51 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) - A 49-member high school orchestra from China has
canceled a two-concert visit to the Atlanta area because of a
travel ban imposed by a provincial government to deal with the
swine flu outbreak.

The Hangzhou Zhongee Wenlan High School orchestra was scheduled
to perform July 25 at the Rialto Theatre in Atlanta and the next
day at the Centre for Performing & Visual Arts in Newnan.

In Newnan, organizers had lined up host families, cultural
exchanges, sightseeing trips, a group dinner and celebrations.

The Chinese school's principal sent a letter last week saying
his provincial education department had banned students from going
abroad. The decree followed the death of a 34-year-old woman in
Hangzhou, who was infected with the flu virus and had just returned
from the U.S.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 


NBC Augusta 26 News brings you straight to the point news, weather, and sports from Augusta and the CSRA. Meet our NBC Augusta 26 News staff!

User Agreement

View comments

The following comments do not necessarily represent the views of NBC Augusta 26 | news, weather, sports, community, entertainment, shopping for Augusta, Georgia. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 500 Characters Left

WAGT and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. Comments are posted on site immediately and without station moderation. If you feel a comment is inappropriate you may flag it for review. For guidelines on flagging comments see our Terms & Conditions. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

I have read and agree to the terms

Hide comments

More Good Stuff

WAGT Weather

Click here for 7 Day Forecast
Icon
Current Temp 56.0 °F
Fair
More Weather

WAGT Weather

YouNews

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

On Demand

NBC Augusta 26 RSS FeedsNBC Augusta 26 Twitter Feed NBC Augusta 26 Facebook Page NBC Full Shows Online

Viewer Poll

Do you plan to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Undecided