A friend who is organising a large conference starting on Monday has told me that they can't cancel unless the venue or Government force them to as their insura

A friend who is organising a large conference starting on Monday has told me that they can't cancel unless the venue or Government force them to as their insurance won't kick in and they'll be several million out of pocket. Many of the sponsors want to pull out and some have, but they don't get their money back for the same reason.