An official
from IIFA said, “With due regard to the growing
concerns around the spread of the COVID-19 virus and keeping the health and
safety of IIFA’s fans and the general community at large, after consulting the
Madhya Pradesh government, the IIFA management, and stakeholders from the film
industry it has been decided to postpone to a later date the much-awaited IIFA
Weekend and Awards 2020 celebrations which were originally scheduled at the end
of March 2020.”
He further
said, “A fresh date and plans for hosting IIFA in
Madhya Pradesh will be announced at the earliest. IIFA is fully committed to
ensuring the safety of the citizens and legions of IIFA fans who travel from
across the globe to attend and experience the magic of IIFA. We sincerely regret
the inconvenience caused, and hope that all concerned understand the
sensitivity of the situation.”
The pre-event
for the award function was to be held on 21st March and the event was to happen over a period of three
days from 27th March to 29th March.
Some days
ago, Deepika Padukone had canceled her trip to Paris because of coronavirus. Her
spokesperson said, “Deepika Padukone was scheduled to
travel to France to attend Louis Vuitton’s FW2020 Show at the ongoing Paris
Fashion Week but she had to cancel the trip due to the worsening of the
coronavirus situation in France.”
The total
number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus are thirty one in
India.
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