The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honoring Julie Andrews in an apparent response to the new coronavirus outbreak.

The organization originally planned to give Andrews its Life Achievement Award on April 25 in Los Angeles. It will be rescheduled for early summer.

“AFI’s decision to postpone the event is simply in response to the rapidly evolving nature of current events and our promise to ensure the well-being of the artists and audience that gather each year to celebrate America’s art form,” AFI CEO and President Bob Gazzale said in a statement Saturday. “This move will allow our full attention to focus on the many gifts that Julie Andrews has given the world.”

AFI did not directly cite the virus outbreak that officials in numerous countries, including the United States, are trying to contain. But the organization is one of many entertainment organizations and artists taking extra precautions amid the spread of coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of at least 3,559 people globally as of Saturday.

Here are other artists canceling events and tour stops over safety concerns:

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Ciara

Grammy-winning singer Ciara, who is pregnant, was set to perform in Texas at the grand opening of the new Fort Hood USO on March 19 but announced Saturday that the event is being postponed.

“With the continued spread of the coronavirus throughout the U.S., as a pregnant woman, my doctors have advised me to limit travel and large group gatherings,” Ciara said in a statement. “I am disappointed I won’t be able to return this month to the place where I was born, Ft. Hood Texas, and put on the amazing show we had planned.”

The grand opening of the new Fort Hood USO will now take place in the summer and the concert will be rescheduled for later this year.

“I urge everyone to be diligent in taking steps to stay healthy and safe,” Ciara said.

Mariah Carey

The pop star announced on Twitter Tuesday that she was rescheduling a March 10 concert in Hawaii because of the "evolving international travel restrictions" stemming from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

"Aloha Hawaii!! I'm so so sad to have to announce that I'm postponing my show to November," she tweeted. "I was so excited to come back to Hawaii on my 'anniversary month' but evolving international travel restrictions force us to consider everyone's safety and well being."

Carey moved her Honolulu concert stop to Nov. 28, where she will perform her "special All I Want for Christmas Is You & Hits extravaganza for the first time ever in Hawaii!"

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Louis Tomlinson

The One Direction alum announced the cancellation of his Milan show on Twitter.

"Following the decree from the President of the Council of Ministers on 4th March my headline show in Milan next week will now not go ahead," Tomlinson tweeted Thursday. "I was really excited to bring the Walls Tour to Italy but the health and safety of my fans is more important than anything else."

The CDC raised its travel advisory Italy to level 3 ("Avoid non-essential travel – widespread community transmission"), its most severe warning. There are at least 5,883 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Italy as of Saturday and 233 people have died.

Slipknot

In March, the band's Knotfest announced on Twitter it was postponing this year's Japan festival due to "the current situation in connection with the coronavirus mandates" in the country. The festival was originally scheduled for March 20 and 21.

The announcement stated that ticket holders can wait for the rescheduled dates, which are yet to be announced, or can wait for info on how to receive a refund.

Khalid

In February, Khalid postponed his upcoming "Free Spirit World Tour" shows in several Asian countries, citing recent advisories and travel restrictions.

"Our highest priority remains the safety of Khalid’s fans, his team and everyone who has been working on these concerts," promoter AEG Presents Asia wrote in a statement on Feb. 13.

BTS

The Korean pop group was scheduled to kick off their "BTS Map of the Soul Tour" on April 11 in Seoul, South Korea.

“We regret to announce that the BTS MAP OF THE SOUL TOUR ... has been cancelled,” the band’s agency Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement.

The management agency said the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea, which has more than 7,041 cases as of Saturday, made it impossible to predict the scale of the outbreak by April.

The seven-member boy band was scheduled to perform April 11-12 and April 18-19 at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium. The agency said it had to consider the health and safety of the artists, the production crews and the more than 200,000 concertgoers expected.

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Green Day

The rock band announced on social media on Feb. 28 that they're nixing their tour dates in Asia.

"We have unfortunately made the difficult decision to postpone our upcoming shows in Asia due to the health + travel concerns with coronavirus," the band wrote in a statement posted to Twitter and Instagram. "We know it sucks, as we were looking forward to seeing you all, but hold on to your tickets we’ll be announcing the new dates very soon."

Green Day was scheduled to perform in Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan starting in March as part of their "Hella Mega Tour."

Avril Lavigne

Lavigne was scheduled to begin the Asian leg of her "Head Above Water World Tour" in Shenzhen, China on April 23, but the star took to social media to announce that the shows have been canceled.

"I am sad to announce that we are unable to tour the Asian markets due to the continuous outbreak of the coronavirus," she wrote on Instagram on Feb. 29."My band, crew and I have been working so hard to bring this tour worldwide and are completely bummed out. Please everybody take care of yourselves and stay healthy. You're in my thoughts and prayers and we are hoping to announce rescheduled shows soon."

She was scheduled to perform in Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, among other Chinese cities like Hong Kong and Shanghai from April 23- May 29.

On Thursday, Lavigne announced another set of cancellations in Europe.

"Unfortunately due to the decisions from the Italian and French Governments to cancel all shows, we regrettably have no choice (but) to cancel my shows," she tweeted.

The singer added that she's "disappointed" her March shows in Milan, Italy and Paris won't be rescheduled: "Sadly, I am not going to be able to play from my Italian and French fans."

There are more than 105,940 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Saturdy around the world, including Italy and South Korea, where the Trump administration urged Americans to avoid travel.

Contributing: Rasha Ali and the Associated Press

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