The India Film Festival of Los Angeles postponed due to coronavirus scare

India Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), which was scheduled to take place from April 1 to 5, has been postponed, organisers anunced on Friday. In a statement IFFLA chair of board, Christina Marouda, said decision was taken to "combat spre of coronavirus pandemic". 

"Given recentdevelopments around coronavirus, IFFLA has me difficult but necessary decision to postpone this year's Festival from April 1 st -5 th to a later, to-be-determined date in 2020. In doing so, we stand in solidarity with leing cultural institutions and festivals and recommendations of CDC and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, by taking proactive steps towards combating spre of coronavirus pandemic," Marouda said. 

" well-being of our guests, partners and staff is paramount. We will continue to closely monitor situation for best timing to reschedule festival later this year," she ded.

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news follows a series of big postponements and cancellations in California including Coachella desert music festival and Beverly Hills Film Festival. Across US, events including Las Vegas CinemaCon movie ater summit, SXSW and Tribeca Film Festival in New York have been called off or postponed.

New York's Broway atre district on Thursday cancelled performances for a month to avoid large public garings. American rock band Pearl Jam also postponed first leg of ir rth American tour, while pop star Mariah Carey has shifted a planned concert in Hawaii over COVID-19 outbreak.

dely coronavirus virus that first originated in Chinese city of Wuhan in December last year has claimed over 4925 lives and infected more than 131,500 people worldwide. A total of 37 people have died in US while confirmed cases of infection have risen to 1,300. 

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