AT ADELVET.COM. STEVE: WILL THE IOWA STATE FAIR BE CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS? LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING. KCCI’S MAX DIEKNEITE JOINS US NOW. MAX, IT’S A DECISION THAT MAY NOT BE MADE FOR SOME TIME. MAX: STEVE, FAIR CEO GARY SLATER JUST TOLD ME THIS AFTERNOON THEY AREN’T READY TO CANCEL THE BIG SHOW JUST YET. SO MANY BIG EVENTS HAVE BEEN ALREADY BEEN CANCELED THIS YEAR, INCLUDING SOME ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, LIKE THE WORLD PORK EXPO. SLATER SAYS THE FAIR’S STAFF HAS BEEN WATCHING GOVERNOR REYNOLDS’ DAILY UPDATES CLOSELY, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. HE SAYS WITH THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE VIRUS AT THIS POINT, THEY AREN’T WILLING TO COMMIT EITHER WAY. >> IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF, THINGS HAVE CHANGED A HECK OF A LOT. AND SO IF YOU LOOK FORWARD, FROM NOW FOR A MONTH AND A HALF, THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE A LOT AGAIN. SO WE WANT TO GIVE OURSELVES EVERY ADVANTAGE OF SAYING, YES, LET’S HAVE AN IOWA STATE FAIR. BUT WE CAN’T DO IT TODAY. MAX: SLATER DID GIVE US A DATE FOR A FINAL DECISION HE SAY BY MID-JUNE, THEY WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO CANCEL THE IOWA STATE FAIR, OR TO STILL HOLD IT WITH EXTRA PRECAUTIO