Katy Perry fled Australia on Friday after a 24-hour ‘quarantine’ in her Sydney hotel.
The pregnant singer, 35, was isolated on Thursday and forced to cancel a ‘secret listening party’ after a coronavirus scare rocked her record label.
It’s believed two people at Universal Music Australia’s headquarters in Woolloomooloo were exposed to the virus and staff were instructed to ‘immediately quarantine’ themselves.
According to Sunshine Coast Daily, Universal made the decision to cancel the private event in Redfern as a safety precaution for Katy and other staff members.
Pregnant Katy Perry was allegedly pulled from a ‘secret listening party’ on Thursday at the last minute when her record label – Universal Music Australia – was rocked by a coronavirus scare at their Sydney headquarters
PICTURED: Universal Music Australia offices in Sydney’s Woolloomooloo
The event was due to host 30 record label staff and various media representatives.
Katy was apparently advised against attending the event just minutes before she was scheduled to leave her hotel.
The Firework singer cancelled all of her remaining press interviews on Thursday, and left the country on Friday.
The two Universal Music Australia staff members were apparently told to ‘quarantine themselves’ until Monday.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Universal Music Australia and Katy Perry’s representatives for comment.
According to Sunshine Coast Daily, Universal Music Australia made the decision to cancel the private event in Sydney’s Redfern as a safety precaution for pregnant Perry and the other 30 staff members and music media representatives due to attend
A celebrity photographer, who asked to remain anonymous, told Daily Mail Australia that Katy didn’t leave her hotel all day on Thursday.
Despite this claim, she did upload an Instagram Story post about 4pm (AEST) from Circular Quay that showed the word ‘WASH’ written in the sky.
She captioned it: ‘rn [right now] in Sydney.’
However, it’s unclear if she took the picture herself as the sky-written message ‘WASH HANDS’ was widely photographed by Sydneysiders.
Holed up? A paparazzo said that Katy didn’t leave her hotel all day on Thursday. Despite this claim, she did upload this Instagram Story post about 4pm (AEST) from Circular Quay that showed the word ‘WASH’ written in the sky – but it’s unclear if she took the picture herself
Katy said on Monday that her parents were hesitant to make any physical contact with her during her pregnancy amid growing fears over coronavirus.
Health authorities have advised the public not to shake hands, hug or kiss in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The Wide Awake star told radio show Hughesy & Ed that her mother and father were taking these recommendations very seriously.
She said: ‘My parents fist-bumped me the other day. I was like, “What? Okay. I don’t know… cool.”
‘I came out of them and everything, but I was like, “Sure, yeah.” That’s what watching the news forever will do, I guess!’
Australia: As of Friday, there were 162 reported cases of coronavirus across the country, with a death toll at three
Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, both tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, and had stayed at the same hotel as Perry just days before her stay
Katy fled Australia on Friday after spending 24 hours holed up in her Sydney hotel due to the coronavirus scare.
She had spent a day ‘in lockdown’ at the Park Hyatt before taking her scheduled flight out of Sydney Airport.
Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, who both tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, had stayed at the same hotel just days ago.
It’s believed Katy is returning to the United States, where she will reunite with her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, with whom she is expecting her first child.
It’s believed Katy is returning to the United States, where she will reunite with her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, with whom she is expecting her first child