New York, March 23 (TIWN) Adult magazine Playboy has decided to shut its US print edition after almost 66 years amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and will be digital-only publishing house for the rest of the year.

In an open letter on Medium, Ben Kohn, CEO of Playboy Enterprises said that the Spring 2020 Issue, which arrives on US newsstands and as a digital download this week, will be the final printed publication for the year in the US.  "We will move to a digital-first publishing schedule for all of our content including the Playboy Interview, 20Q, the Playboy Advisor and of course our Playmate pictorials," Kohn said.  "In 2021, alongside our digital content offerings and new consumer product launches, we will bring back fresh and innovative printed offerings in a variety of new forms–through special editions, partnerships with the most provocative creators, timely collections and much more," he explained.  The overall global death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic increased to 10,030 on Friday, while the total number of confirmed cases stood at 244,523, according to latest updates by The Johns Hopkins University in the US. The number of positive tests in the US has crossed 13,000, with nearly 195 deaths.