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Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through FOX 12's website.
The 62nd annual Portland Metro Dealers RV Show will be canceled due to concerns with the ongoing COVID-19 virus. Organizers announced Thursday that the show would be canceled, following Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement prohibiting gatherings of more than 250 people in the state. Hundred of RVs were going to be on display for the 62nd annual Portland Metro Dealers RV Show.Fox 12 news staff cover in their article, "A gathering is defined as a place where appropriate social distancing of at least three feet cannot be maintained. It applies to organized events, but not stores or schools." The show was scheduled to run through Sunday. Show organizers said even though the show was canceled, dealerships would still be offering “special show prices.” The Portland Expo Center posted that anyone who pre-purchased tickets to the event via TicketsWest will be receiving an email update. “We’re going to tear this down, take everything back to our lots and respectively keep the show going at our lots in a controlled environment without risk to the public,” said Cameron Jones of Camping World. To read more on canceled show, click here.