Lambing Flat Chinese Festival cancelled due to coronavirus fears

Council released a statement on Thursday afternoon saying the "safety of our community and minimising unnecessary risk is our priority".

The program, according to council, has been "significantly impacted" due to a number of performers unable to attend.

"It is with regret that council advise the cancellation of the 2020 Lambing Flat Chinese Festival scheduled to be held in Young next Saturday, March 21," the statement from Hilltops Council said.

"With coronavirus (COVID-19) now declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, the safety of our community and minimising unnecessary risk is our priority.

"This decision has been made taking into consideration that a number of our traditional performers are now unable to attend resulting in the program being significantly impacted.

"We apologise for the inconvenience."

Overnight on Wednesday, the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic.

In NSW, the number of coronavirus cases has jumped to 77.

As the virus spreads, NSW Health has confirmed that there have been more than 9100 people tested and excluded across the state, with a further 1004 cases still under investigation.

On Tuesday, a Murrumbidgee Local Health District spokesperson said there's no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Young, or the entire district.

"There are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Murrumbidgee Local Health District," a health district spokesperson advised.

"All confirmed cases of COVID-19 are reported centrally by NSW Health. These reports can be found on their website and Facebook page."

A pandemic is an epidemic on a far greater geographic scale that affects a much larger number of people.

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