The tour was originally slated to start in Toronto on March 18 make several stops across Canada before crossing into the United States on March 26. The North American leg would have wrapped up in Oakland, California, on April 19.
Band members said they were personally being affected by the COVID-19 health fears. The band is from Washington state, where two dozen people have died, most of them at a Seattle-area nursing home.
The dates for the European portion of the tour, which is set for June 23 in Germany, remain unchanged at this time.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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