Dear Wikimedians, I would like to share to you a statement: *Joint Statement of the * *ESEAP Wikimania Organizing Team * *and Wikimania Steering Committee * *on COVID-19* 12 March 2020 The ESEAP Wikimania Organizing Team, Wikimania Steering Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation acknowledge the current COVID-19 threat <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic> and are taking this situation seriously. A joint decision on the fate of Wikimania 2020 based on a careful risk assessment will be forthcoming and we ask for your patience. Thank you. Kind regards, Butch Bustria Head of the Communications Committee ESEAP Wikimania Organizing Team