Jolin Tsai's August concerts put on hold due to illness

Taiwanese pop star Jolin Tsai may have to delay her Taipei concerts originally scheduled for August, Sin Chew Daily reported.

Tsai was hospitalised with acute gastroenteritis on the third day of Chinese New Year.

It was also reported that she had suffered an outbreak of shingles or herpes zoster, a viral disease marked by a painful skin rash.

The virus affected areas close to her eyes and ears, but in an Instagram post on Monday (Feb 26), she expressed that she’s on the road to recovery.