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BTS world tour under threat as coronavirus leads to most US venues closing down for the next two months
- BTS had already cancelled their concerts in Seoul because of coronavirus fears
- The US CDC recommends meetings of more than 50 people are cancelled for two months
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After cancelling the inaugural Seoul leg of their latest world tour, K-pop outfit BTS are now at risk of having the American shows in the series rolled back amid the ongoing coronavirus spread in the United States.
The seven-member boy band were due to start their “Map of the Soul Tour” with four shows at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium in mid-April. But the band’s management agency, Big Hit Entertainment, cancelled the Seoul concerts in late February when the outbreak showed no signs of slowing in South Korea.
Now, the global outbreaks are putting the world tour’s next stop in the US at risk of cancellation as American authorities struggle to contain the virus.
The American Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that gatherings of 50 people or more be cancelled or postponed for the next eight weeks.
BTS were scheduled to start the North American leg of the “Map of the Soul Tour” with two shows in Santa Clara, California, on April 25 and 26. The tour is then scheduled to move to Los Angeles on May 2 and 3 and then Dallas, Texas, on May 9 and 10.
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