A popular American talent show, known as ‘America’s Got Talent’ has announced the cancellation of their live audience for its show for safety precaution to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the report by TMZ, some unnamed sources who confirmed the news to the news outlet said America’s Got Talent will tape episodes without fans in the seats for the foreseeable future, due to fears over the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
The United States has one of the fasting growing cases of the pandemic, as most of the sporting events have been cancelled, and some of the shows with Live audiences, have temporarily stopped the admittance of crowd into their live studio, just because of the dreaded coronavirus spread.
The decision to stop their live audience from America’s Got Talent came just a few days after one of the judges, Heidi Klum was said to have falling ill on set and could not record with the team. But no information yet as to whether or not she is self-isolating, as a precaution to the virus.
The statement allegedly released by the team on the cancellations reads: “Out of an abundance of caution, America’s Got Talent is suspending all tapings with a studio audience until further notice.”
Also, alot of measures have been put in place to contain the spread of the virus in the United States, as President Donald Trump on Thursday, announced some measures the government is taking to slow the spread, especially from other countries into the United States.
He announced some travel ban on some selected European countries that are supposed to have been the worst hit by the pandemic while leaving the United Kingdom and Ireland out of the list of countries levelled with a travel ban.
Also, President Trump is being asked to self-isolate, after a report on Thursday stated that a senior Brazilian official who Trump has had close contact with earlier in March, has been tested positive for the virus, and is in self-isolation.
Of course, the White House has rubbished the report saying the President will not self-isolate.