At each of the shows on his current North American tour, K-pop artist Eric Nam shakes hands, hugs and poses for photos with up to 200 fans who have purchased meet-and-greet packages.
But as fears of the coronavirus outbreak continue to mount, he’s now implementing a strict “no-touching” rule -- for his own safety, as well as that of his fans.“Obviously, there is a lot of concern,” says his manager and brother, Eddie Nam of EN Management. “But we didn’t want to take away the entire experience.
So now, people are taking photos in front of him.”With the global count of confirmed coronavirus cases now soaring past 125,000, according to the World Health Organization, dozens of artists have canceled tour dates in an effort to reduce contagion..
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