Coronavirus: Ireland v Italy Six Nations game postponed amid European rise in cases - live updates
More than 80,000 cases worldwide as impact on financial markets continues and UK schools told not to shut over infection fears. Follow live newsCoronavirus: is it safe to travel and should children be kept home?WHO expert says world not ready for pandemicUK: schools to shut and travel curbs planned if virus spreadsTell us: have you been affected by the coronavirus?2.55pmGMTRelated:Ireland v Italy Six Nations match postponed due to coronavirus2.48pmGMTThe decision to cancel Ireland ’s game against Italy came after the intervention of Ireland’s health minister,Simon Harris, who told RTE news:“The very clear view of the public health emergency team was that this game should not go ahead and that it would constitute a significant risk, because a very large number of people will be travelling from what is now an affected region. So my department will be contacting the IRFU [Irish Rugby F ootball Union] in relation to this.”Continue reading...
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