Paris Saint German confirm on their official social media that their Ligue 1 clash vs Strasbourg is postponed due to the spread of coronavirus.
The French champions were scheduled to travel to Alsace to face Thierry Laurey's team on Saturday evening, but the spread of the virus has forced the authorities to call off the match.
There have been at least 49 confirmed cases of the disease in the area as of Friday, with several public celebrations in Alsace being cancelled as a result.
Ligue 1 confirmed on Friday night that the game will not go ahead as planned and will be moved to a later date.
"Following an order from the Bas-Rhin prefecture concerning the spread of the coronavirus, the RC Strasbourg Alsace - Paris Saint-Germain match is postponed to a later date," a statement read.
The decision came three days after sports minister Roxana Maracineanu said Ligue 1 matches would not be affected by measures to combat the spread of the virus.
Maracineanu announced at a news conference on Tuesday that league games would take place because the majority of spectators would be travelling from local areas where there have been no confirmed outbreaks of COVID-19.
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Things that affect LOVE of Football:- 1) Retirement.. 2) Rasicm.. 3) CoronaVirus
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I thought they said Alcohol could cure the it?, I hope it does I just hope it doesn't get worse than it already is and social activities aren't put on hold because of it, hopefully it doesn't get to that point May God Help Us All
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Every Fan when a very beautiful match is postponed due to corona Virus be like : -