Orlando health conference Trump was to speak at canceled amid coronavirus concerns

A global health conference in Orange County that was going to be attended by President Donald Trump has been canceled amid coronavirus fears. Trump was planning to attend the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's global health conference and deliver a speech on Monday. The president is still scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser on Monday in Seminole County. “Today, following recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIMSS announced it is clearly necessary to cancel the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition,” a statement from HIMSS said. The cancellation is a huge loss for the Central Florida economy. The convention was expected to bring in more than 40,000 people to the area. Some companies, including Amazon, which has limited business travel, and Cisco, had already announced they will not be there.The conference is the second to be canceled at the Orange County Convention Center over coronavirus concerns. Last year, the Orange County Convention Center hosted 200 conventions, which brought in nearly $3 billion.

A global health conference in Orange County that was going to be attended by President Donald Trump has been canceled amid coronavirus fears.

Trump was planning to attend the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's global health conference and deliver a speech on Monday.


The president is still scheduled to attend a high-dollar fundraiser on Monday in Seminole County.

“Today, following recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIMSS announced it is clearly necessary to cancel the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition,” a statement from HIMSS said.

The cancellation is a huge loss for the Central Florida economy. The convention was expected to bring in more than 40,000 people to the area.

Some companies, including Amazon, which has limited business travel, and Cisco, had already announced they will not be there.

The conference is the second to be canceled at the Orange County Convention Center over coronavirus concerns.

Last year, the Orange County Convention Center hosted 200 conventions, which brought in nearly $3 billion.