The planned Chinese New Year festivities in Cyrildene, Johannesburg, on Saturday have been postponed.
“We just want to take the precaution for health and safety, because of the coronavirus overseas [in Wuhan]. We don’t want to do large gatherings as a precaution for health,” said Paulette Leong from the Chinese Association.
Leong said there had been no new date set as yet.
According to the Chinese zodiac, it’s a year of the rat.
Saturday marked the start of a seven-day holiday for those celebrating in China.