Emmy Awards Still Scheduled as Planned amidst Coronavirus

Despite concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards for television, one of the biggest events on the showbiz calendar, are still moving along as planned.

In a statement, Jimmy Kimmel confirmed on Tuesday that he will be hosting the Emmys for the third time this year, which will take place on September 20.

“I do not know where we will do this or how or even why, but we are doing it and I am hosting it,” Kimmel added.

Meanwhile, ABC, which annually broadcast the ceremony, did not reveal details on how the show— which hands out the highest honors in television — would be produced in an era when the pandemic has forced the cancellation of multiple showbiz events.

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The Emmy Awards usually take place in Los Angeles amid the attendee of A-list stars. It is not yet clear how the ceremony would go ahead this year due to the restrictions on large gatherings and social distancing requirements.

Tuesday’s statement said further details about the ceremony will be announced soon, meanwhile, the nominations for the Emmy Awards are set to be announced on July 28.

Los Angeles County health officials last week gave the green light for the production of film and television series to resume under strict guidelines to stem the spread of virus.

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How the Coronavirus Outbreak Is Impacting Showbiz

The pandemic shut down the production of many TV shows, movies, music concerts, film, and music festivals, around the globe.

The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.

The global pandemic, like everyone around the globe, had infected many famous personalities who have gone public with their results, such as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie, and the Universal Music chairman and CEO Lucian Graingem who was admitted into the hospital to be treated for the virus.

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The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has infected more than one million people and killed over 234,139 worldwide. It also hit several celebrities and top political figures around the world.

The virus is a new member of the Coronaviruses group, which was never identified in humans. The viruses’ family also includes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV), which cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases.

Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Humans and animals such as mammals and birds can be affected by the disease.

The name coronavirus is derived from the Latin corona, meaning “crown” or “halo”.

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On February 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19, taken from the words “corona”, “virus” and “disease”.

In December 2019, an outbreak was reported in Wuhan, China. On 31 December 2019, the outbreak was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus, which was given the interim name 2019-nCoV by the World Health Organization (WHO), it was later renamed SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.

On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

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Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.

Coronavirus can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.

It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.

The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.