From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, hereB次元官网网址檚 a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with preexisting medical conditions.

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MASKS FROM DRAMAS BRING REAL RELIEF

They may only play doctors on TV, but theyB次元官网网址檙e giving real-life help to hospitals that have taken a hit from the coronavirus outbreak.

The Fox TV medical series B次元官网网址淭he ResidentB次元官网网址� has donated some of its on-set masks and gowns to a hospital in Atlanta, where it shoots, and the ABC show B次元官网网址淭he Good DoctorB次元官网网址� is moving to do the same in its home base of Vancouver, Canada.

B次元官网网址淭o the entire team @theresidentonfox, thank you for this incredibly generous donation of #PPE from your set, including gowns, masks, gloves, and all the things our healthcare workers need to provide safe care for our community during #COVID19,B次元官网网址� Dr. Karen Law of Grady Memorial Hospital said on Instagram, along with a photo of boxes of the donated gear.

Show representatives confirmed that the gear came from them, and representatives of B次元官网网址淭he Good DoctorB次元官网网址� said they were in talks with government officials in Vancouver about what is needed at hospitals there.

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The coronavirus has especially hit home for B次元官网网址淭he Good Doctor.B次元官网网址� Actor Daniel Dae Kim, who is a producer on the show and appeared in several episodes last year, says he has tested positive for it.

Kim said in an Instagram video from his house in Hawaii that while flying home from a shoot in New York B次元官网网址� where he was playing a doctor helping with a flu pandemic B次元官网网址� he noticed an itch in his throat, followed by a tightness in his chest and body aches that prompted him to get tested.

Kim says he was not hospitalized, and began feeling better within a few days.

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Due to the health crisis and the development of the French and international situation, the Festival de Cannes will no longer be able to take place on the dates planned, from May 12 to 23. More info 馃憠

B次元官网网址� Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes)

CANNES CANB次元官网网址橳 GO ON AS PLANNED

FranceB次元官网网址檚 Cannes Film Festival has joined the long list of prestigious events delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The 73rd edition of cinemaB次元官网网址檚 storied annual gathering will not take place from May 12 to 23 as planned.

Organizers had for days held out on delaying the festival on the French Riviera, but finally relented Thursday and say theyB次元官网网址檙e considering moving it to the end of June or the beginning of July.

The pandemic has started to affect events in the summer as well, with the Daytime Emmy Awards announcing Thursday that they were cancelling their June ceremony.

B次元官网网址淭here are just too many unknowns right now, not the least of which is whether we would actually be permitted to stage an event in JuneB次元官网网址� involving more than 1,000 participants, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman Terry OB次元官网网址橰eilly wrote in a letter to members.

The Daytime Emmy Awards had been scheduled for June 12-14 in California.

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MINIONS MOVIE DELAYED

Even if movie theatres are open this summer, B次元官网网址淢inions: The Rise of GruB次元官网网址� will not be hitting its planned July release date. Universal Pictures says Thursday that the animated film will not be completed by July 3 due to circumstances surrounding the coronavirus.

Chris Meledandri, the founder and CEO of Illumination, says in a statement that Illumination is closing its Paris studio due to the severity of the situation in France. Meledandri says they are abiding by the recommendations of the French government.

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ROSIE BRINGS HER FRIENDS FOR HELP

Rosie OB次元官网网址橠onnell is reviving her old daytime talk show for one time only B次元官网网址� and her guest list is impressive.

A whoB次元官网网址檚-who of Broadway and Hollywood B次元官网网址� including Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, Neil Patrick Harris, Morgan Freeman, Gloria Estefan and Barry Manilow B次元官网网址� plan to join OB次元官网网址橠onnell on Sunday for a live streaming B次元官网网址淭he Rosie OB次元官网网址橠onnell ShowB次元官网网址� as a fundraiser for The Actors Fund.

The show will be available at Broadway.com and livestreamed on Broadway.comB次元官网网址檚 YouTube channel. It starts at 7 p.m. Eastern.

Others expected to show up include: Sebastian Arcelus, Stephanie J. Block, Tituss Burgess, Norbert Leo Butz, Kristin Chenoweth, Gavin Creel, Darren Criss, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Harvey Fierstein, David Foster, Megan Hilty, Judith Light, Rob McClure, Audra McDonald, Katharine McPhee, Alan Menken, Idina Menzel, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli OB次元官网网址橦ara, Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Andrew Rannells, Chita Rivera, Seth Rudetsky, Lea Salonga, Jordin Sparks, Ben Vereen and Adrienne Warren.

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ORCHESTRA QUIET

The Metropolitan Opera in New York City is cancelling the rest of its season and stopping pay of the orchestra, chorus and other unionized employees at the end of March due to the new coronavirus.

The Met last week cancelled performances through March 31.

Met general manager Peter Gelb said he is giving up his $1.45 million salary until normal operations resume and higher-paid members of his administrative staff are having their pay reduced, by 10% for everyone earning more than $125,000 and by 25-50% at the top of the pay scale. The Met is launching an emergency fundraising drive of $50 million to $60 million and has obtained pledges from its board for $11 million of that.

B次元官网网址淲e have significant cash-flow issues that we have to deal with right now because of the loss of the box office,B次元官网网址� Gelb said in an interview. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e also at the same time encouraging ticket buyers to donate their tickets rather than take refunds or at least put their money on account so we can hold onto it and reassign it to a future performance.B次元官网网址�

With a $308 million budget this season, the Met is the largest performing-arts institution in the U.S. Its season was to have ended May 9, and its 2020-21 season opens Sept. 21. The crisis forced cancellation of about one-third of the season and three high-definition telecasts to movie theatres around the world.

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I am going back on the air Monday, March 30th. All my staff will work from home, I will shoot at home using an iPhone, and my guests will Skype. This will not be pretty, but feel free to laugh at our attempt. Stay safe.

B次元官网网址� Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien)

CONAN OB次元官网网址橞RIEN WILL TRY TO RETURN TO LATE NIGHT WITH AN iPHONE

With iPhones and Skype, Conan OB次元官网网址橞rien is going back on the air.

The late-night host said he will resume putting out new episodes of TBSB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淐onanB次元官网网址� on March 30. His staff will remain at home, and the show will be cobbled together with OB次元官网网址橞rien on an iPhone and guests via Skype.

B次元官网网址淭his will not be pretty, but feel free to laugh at our attempt,B次元官网网址� said OB次元官网网址橞rien on Twitter. The late-night shows have all shut down production due to the coronavirus pandemic to avoid congregating live audiences and large TV crews. Some hosts have pumped out web videos.

OB次元官网网址橞rien, though, is the first to try to remotely mount a full broadcast from home.

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