Avril Lavigne postpones the Asian leg of her Head Above Water: World Tour 2020 amid coronavirus fears
Avril Lavigne has canceled the Asian leg of her highly-anticipated Head Above Water: World Tour 2020 amid growing coronavirus fears.
Lavigne and her team plan to reassess the situation at a later date ‘once more is known about the disease’ and it is officially deemed ‘under control,’ according to TMZ.
The Asian leg, consisting of 12 tour dates, was set to begin in Shenzhen, China on April 23 and conclude on May 24 in Hong Kong.
Canceled: According to TMZ, singer Avril Lavigne, has postponed the entirety of her Head Above Water tour’s Asian Leg amid coronavirus fears; Lavigne pictured in Toronto in 2019
The dates included numerous stops outside of China, including Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
In the hopes of rescheduling in the future, TMZ reports that Avril’s team is currently ‘working with promoters on the new plans.’
The Head Above Water: World Tour kicks off in Zurich, Switzerland in March and, as of now, there is no word if the European tour dates will be impacted.
Coronaviruses are a class of respiratory diseases that originate from animals and, typically, pass from animal-to-animal.
Global concern: People pictured wearing masks to prevent the coronavirus (COVID-19) buy face masks at a department store in Seoul, South Korea on February 28
But the latest strain COVID-19, which originated in Wuhan, China, managed to evolve and transmit from animal-to-human.
Once the disease is transmitted to a human host, it is able to spread ‘rapidly among people,’ which has ‘global consequences,’ according to ABC News.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the illness has spread from Wuhan to a total of ’37 countries around the globe, including the United States’ without ‘a known source of exposure.’
Asses the situation: Lavigne and her team revealed that they plan to reassess the situation at a later date ‘once more is known about the disease’ and it is officially deemed ‘under control’; Lavigne was pictured on the red carpet at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala on January 25 in Beverly Hills
Aside from Lavigne, punk group Green Day, as well as boy band BTS have opted out of their Asian tour dates due to the potential dangers of the coronavirus.
Lavigne has undergone a public battle with Lyme Disease since her diagnosis in 2014, which leads to a compromised immune system due to the disease’s chronic symptoms.
Whether the singer’s Lyme disease and fears surrounding the coronavirus go hand-in-hand remains unknown.
Not the only one: Punk band Green Day, as well as popular boy group BTS have dropped out of Asian shows due to coronavirus fears; Lavigne during Live in the Vineyard in Nape, CA in November
Lavigne released her sixth studio album Head Above Water in February of 2019, having not had a release since her self-titled album in 2013.
The singer collaborated with ex-husband Chad Kroeger, who produced numerous songs on the 12-track record.
The album’s title track and lead single Head Above Water hit adult radio in Fall of 2018.