Hiba Tawaji’s Concert in Egypt Postponed Due to Coronavirus

The organizers of Lebanese soprano Hiba Tawaji's upcoming concert in Egypt have postponed the event out of concern for the safety of the public.

The concert was set to be the biggest concert of the year and was scheduled to take place on Friday, December 18, at Hyde Park, in New Cairo.

Tawaji was set to be accompanied by The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra of renowned musical director Oussama Rahbani with Dr. Hany Hassan conducting the concert.

The organizers chose to postpone the concert two weeks before its date, instead of risking and holding it on time.

The decision comes after many people voiced their concern during the past days over holding the event following the recent hick in coronavirus cases in Egypt, as well as the huge sales of Tawaji's concert tickets.

The organizer postponed the concert and will hold it in a much better atmosphere, and a date when the Coronavirus crisis began to fade away from the minds of the Egyptians and the world.

The concert was marking the first public appearance of the Lebanese star in the Arab world, since the beginning of the pandemic.

It was also witnessing Tawaji reuniting with her fans in Egypt after nearly a year and a half absence and following the global success of her huge concert at the Legendary Olympic Theater in Paris, France.

The concert featured her performing along with her husband, French-Lebanese jazz trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf and Rahbani in support of Lebanon and its people after the tragedy of the Beirut port explosion.

It is worth mentioning that the novel coronavirus, which was first reported in Wuhan, China, has infected more than 68,165,877 people and killed over 1,557,385 worldwide. It also hit a number of celebrities and top political figures around the world.

On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus 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.

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

They 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.