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Coronavirus: Major sponsors pull staff from attending Crufts NewsColony Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption A papillon named Dylan was crowned Best in Show with his owner Kathleen Roosens at last year’s Crufts Two of Crufts’ major sponsors have asked their staff not to attend the dog show amid fears over coronavirus. Royal Canin UK and James Wellbeloved said their representatives should stay away from large events like Crufts “unless it is business critical”. The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) has also decided not to go. Crufts organisers the Kennel Club said the event in Birmingham will go ahead, with “enhanced measures” to protect people. The annual dog show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) attracts competitors and visitors from all over the world – last year there were 160,000 visitors. Out of almost 21,000 competing dogs to attend last year , 3,611 were from overseas. Italy – where more than 2,502 people are infected with the virus and 79 have...