Coronavirus
(COVID-19)
has
now
spread
over
at
least
53
countries
and
has
infected
more
than
82,000
people
with
a
death
toll
of
more
than
2,800
people.
Since
health
scares
have
been
increasing
all
over
the
world,
it
has
also
affected
the
entertainment
industry.
While
No
Time
To
Die
premiere
was
cancelled
in
China,
Tom
Cruise's
Mission
Impossible
VII
production
in
Italy
has
been
postponed.
Many
artists
have
also
cancelled
or
postponed
their
concerts
during
the
world
tour.
Some
of
the
leading
musicians
like
Green
Day,
BTS,
The
Pixies,
Stormzy
and
Ari
Lennox
recently
announced
the
cancellations.
Green
Day
was
scheduled
to
play
through
the
end
of
March
2020,
in
Singapore,
Thailand,
Philippines,
Taipei,
Hong
Kong,
South
Korea,
and
Japan.
But
on
Friday,
the
band
announced
that
they
will
try
to
postpone
the
shows,
"due
to
the
health
+
travel
concerns
with
coronavirus."
We
have
unfortunately
made
the
difficult
decision
to
postpone
our
upcoming
shows
in
Asia
due
to
the
health
+
travel
concerns
with
coronavirus.
We
know
it
sucks,
as
we
were
looking
forward
to
seeing
you
all,
but
hold
on
to
your
tickets
we’ll
be
announcing
the
new
dates
very
soon.
K-pop
band
BTS
also
issued
a
statement,
claiming
that
their
shows
in
Seoul,
South
Korea,
on
April
11,
12,
18,
and
19,
will
not
be
taking
place
as
it
is
impossible
to,
"predict
the
scale
of
the
outbreak
during
the
dates
of
the
concert
in
April."
"We
have
thus
determined
that
with
approximately
one
month
left
before
the
Seoul
concert
is
set
to
begin,
it
is
unavoidable
that
the
concert
must
be
cancelled
without
further
delay," they
asked
the
ticket
holders
to
contact
their
ticket
provider.
UK
rapper
Stormzy
took
to
his
twitter
handle
and
postponed
the
Asian
leg
of
his
tour.
He
was
set
to
perform
in
cities
of
Shanghai,
Hong
Kong,
Singapore,
Malaysia,
Japan,
South
Korea,
and
Indonesia.
He's
promised
to
reschedule
the
dates,
but
did
not
reveal
when
the
announcement
of
new
dates
will
be
made
The
Pixies,
Ari
Lennox,
Mac
Demarco,
Stereolab,
New
Order
and
Khalid
also
cancelled
their
concerts
in
China
and
surrounding
countries
due
to
the
outbreak.
Other
than
China,
band
have
also
rescheduled
tours
dates
in
Italy,
where
the
highest
number
of
cases
have
been
registered
out
of
east-Asia.
Testament,
Exodus,
and
Death
Angel
and
Mabel
took
to
their
social
media
handles
and
wished
the
safety
of
their
fans.