Mumbai: Considering the scare of coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) on Sunday officially decided to stop all entertainment format shoot from March 19 to 31.
The official statement released by the body has mentioned stopping the shooting of films, TV serials, web serials, and all other entertainment including digital formats.
The meeting was attended by the representatives IMPPA, Federation of Western India Cine Employees, Indian Film and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA), Western India Film Producers' Association (WIFPA), and Indian Film and TV Producers Council (IFPTC).
In the wake of spurt in cases of coronavirus across the country, the Central government on Saturday decided to treat the deadly virus as a "notified disaster."
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The decision of re-starting the shoot will be taken on March 30 after considering the prevailing situation, the statement read.
Meanwhile, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 93. So far, two deaths due to the COVID-19 have been reported in the country.
Coronavirus, which originated in China's Wuhan city in December last year, has so far spread to more than 100 countries, infecting over 1,30,000 people.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus a pandemic.
With inputs from ANI.
