Premier League monitoring Coronavirus outbreak, but "2-minute" crisis plan could axe games

Coronavirus outbreak has gripped world of sports ever since news of virus broke out in China. Earlier in February, Serie A postponed five fixtures in wake of Coronavirus outbreak. It w appears that Coronavirus outbreak is also likely to affect Premier League and Champions League fixtures over and beyond course of month. 

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Premier League Coronavirus outbreak: Premier League weekend fixtures could be postponed

According to a report on CNN, Premier League said that y are currently monitoring Coronavirus outbreak and are still in nascent sts of determining magnitude of impact it could have on Premier League. likes of France (Ligue 1) and Italy (Serie A) have already taken measures in a bid to prevent furr spread of Coronavirus outbreak. report also details that UEFA chiefs met over weekend to ascertain how to stop potential threat that virus poses to European club football and Euro 2020. UEFA chiefs reportedly spent a total of just "two minutes" discussing threat of virus.

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Premier League Coronavirus update: Premier League clubs place in-house ban on handshakes

Premier League clubs like Newcastle and West Ham reportedly placed a ban on handshakes after following Coronavirus update section. pre and post-match pleasantries did, however, take place during Carabao Cup final at Wembley last weekend. It is unclear wher Premier League will follow lead of Serie A and Ligue 1 when it comes to Coronavirus outbreak. However, with Champions League and Europa League last 16 sts scheduled for later this month, Premier League weekend fixtures, as well as aforementioned fixtures, could, quite possibly, be postponed or played behind closed doors. 

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