The authorities of the Friuli-Venezia region decided to limit the mass events because of the danger of the spread of coronavirus, therefore the match of Serie A “Udinese” - “Fiorentina” will not take place on February 29.

Restrictions in the region are valid until March 1.

There is also the possibility of njuj that all matches in Italy, including Serie A, will be canceled this week. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that this opportunity will be considered.

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We’ll evaluate the trend of infection and consider the cancellation of all matches this week, "

Note that because of the coronavirus, three matches of the 25th round of the Italian Championship were postponed.. Earlier in Italy, 42 football games in the lower leagues were canceled, including Serie B.

Two people died from illness - a 75-year-old woman in Lombardy and a 78-year-old man in Veneto.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Recall, the outbreak of the virus began with the seafood and animal market in the Chinese city of Wuhan. It causes symptoms similar to the common cold, but quickly affects the lungs and other organs.. The pathogen belongs to a large family of coronaviruses.. The disease has spread to dozens of countries. Two Ukrainians caught the virus on a cruise ship.

World Health Organization gives official name to new killer coronavirus from China - COVID-19. In China itself, it was previously called NCP (Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia), which means pneumonia, which is caused by a new type of coronavirus.

The first vaccine for this type of coronavirus will appear no earlier than in a year and a half.

Some animal seems to be the source of an outbreak of coronavirus. At the same time, it is known that the virus can also be transmitted from person to person by airborne droplets. It is suspected that the disease can be transmitted even during the incubation period, when its carrier does not suspect that it is infected..

Following an emergency meeting, the World Health Organization has declared an outbreak of coronavirus an international emergency. This has become an indirect recognition that it is not possible to contain the spread of the disease and that it is becoming a global issue from a local problem..

Basic recommendations for avoiding coronavirus infection:.

avoid contact with animals;

not eat raw or poorly processed meat;

avoid contact with people who have signs of illness;

wash your hands regularly and thoroughly.