White House Correspondents' Association postpones annual dinner

The White House Correspondents' Association is postponing its giant dinner scheduled for late April, but still hopes to hold the annual event this summer or fall if the coronavirus threat abates.

The WHCD joins a long list of prominent events that have been postponed or scrapped altogether in light of the coronavirus pandemic, which has sickened thousands across the globe and prompted calls for widespread "social distancing" in affected areas.

In the U.S., where Trump has declared the pandemic a national emergency, the outbreak has shuttered schools across the country, prompted the suspension of major sports leagues' entire seasons, postponed music festivals and shut down American landmarks like the U.S. Capitol, Broadway and Disneyland.