IIFA Awards cancelled due to coronavirus scare

The International Indian Film Academy Awards 2020 (IIFA) has been postponed, in the wake of the coronavirus scare. The award function was scheduled to be held in March end in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The organizers have said they will soon announce a fresh date.

An official statement from the IIFA organizers said, "With due regard to the growing concerns around the spread of the COVID-19 virus and keeping the health and safety of IIFA's fans and the general community at large, after consulting the Madhya Pradesh government, the IIFA management, and stakeholders from the film industry it has been decided to postpone to a later date the much-awaited IIFA Weekend and Awards 2020 celebrations which were originally scheduled at the end of March 2020.

"A fresh date and plans for hosting IIFA in Madhya Pradesh will be announced at the earliest," it further stated.