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A plan to bring 40 new cows to Cambridge has been postponed over coronavirus fears.

Cows about Cambridge, a city-wide art trail featuring the city's beloved bovine friends, was due to start on Monday, March 30 and last until June.

It was billed as the largest public art project in Cambridge history, with artists and local schools helping to paint giant cow sculptures, that would appear in mystery locations throughout Cambridge.

An official statement read: "The team at Cows about Cambridge has decided to delay delivery of this world-class art trail for the time being, as a precautionary measure to help minimise the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).

"We look forward to bringing colour and conversations to the city streets over the months ahead, and we will share a new launch date in due course."

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In total, the Cows About Cambridge was scheduled to feature 40 large cow sculptures, which will be auctioned off at the end of the project to raise money for children's charity Break. There were also due to be dozens of "mini moos", smaller cows painted by local schools and community groups, dotted around the trail.

This is the third Cambridgeshire event to be cancelled in recent days, following the cancellation of the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend (due to take place from Saturday, March 28) on Monday. It was the first time Daffodil Weekend had been cancelled since foot and mouth scare in 2001.

Then, on Tuesday, it was announced several Cambridge Science Festival events, including all interactive events that were to be held at the Guildhall, were to be cancelled. However, all the lectures at the festival remained unaffected.