England’s Six Nations clash in Italy is set to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
COVID-19 has infected more than 94,000 people, which includes over 3,000 deaths across the globe.
And the death toll has reached 107 in Italy, with 3,090 people infected, making it one of the worst-hit European countries.
The Sun say Six Nations bosses will soon announce the postponement between England and Italy, which was originally set to be played on March 14.
An estimated 20,000 England fans were due to travel to Rome for the showdown, while reports claim ITV and the BBC have abandoned plans to send commentators and pundits to the fixture.
On Wednesday, the Italian government ordered all sport matches to be played behind closed doors in an attempt to combat coronavirus.
A statement said: “There will be no sporting events with the presence of the public in order to prevent further contagion opportunities.
“Sports events and competitions of all kinds and disciplines, held in every place, both public and private, are suspended; however it is permitted to carry out the aforementioned events and competitions behind closed doors, or outdoors without the presence of the public.
“In all such cases, the associations and sports clubs, by means of their medical staff, are required to carry out the appropriate checks to contain the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus among athletes, technicians, managers and all accompanying persons who participate.”
A number of Serie A matches have already been postponed due to COVID-19 as well as this weeks’ Coppa Italia semi-finals between Juventus and Milan and Napoli and Inter.
The Champions League round-of-16 second leg between Juventus and Lyon, scheduled for Turin on March 17, is also expected to be affected.
There are also fears over England’s upcoming international friendly against Italy, which is due to be played at Wembley at the end of the month.
It was announced last month that the Football Association has been holding ‘internal discussions’ over the impact of coronavirus with Italy’s visit to London one of the prioritised areas.
