In order of mention of concerts, premieres, productions and fashion shows put on hold amid coronavirus effect is at the last number ‘Praiz Live’, which was scheduled to take place this Saturday, March 21 at the Terra Kulture, Victoria Island Lagos.
Headline act for the concert Praiz, shared the management’s decision on his Instagram handle, which explained, “The management and organizers of Praiz Live concert deeply regret to announce the postponement and rescheduling of Praiz Live 2020 due to COVID-19.”
It continued, “As a socially responsible organization, your health and safety are of utmost importance to us. We will strongly recommend that you follow all guidelines as stated by the Ministry of Health, Nigeria center of disease control (NCDC) and other public health authorities. Thank you for your support and encouragement. New date for #PraizLiveinConcert will be communicated as soon as possible.”
On bill for the night alongside Praiz were, Waje, Bez Idakula, Chike and Johnny Drille with Dotun holding the MIC as host for the evening.
The recorded eight cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria has prompted the halt of social gatherings in the country. Yesterday, the Federal Government of Nigeria issued a directive to suspend school operations, effective Monday March 23.
Travelers from 13 different countries namely; China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, the United States, Norway, UK, Netherlands and Switzerland have been banned from coming to the country due to their over 1,000 COVID-19 reported cases.