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Coronavirus Daily: Bad news for Dybala, Maldini & Madrid; global cases top 300k

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All Football brings you the daily summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak and how it is affecting football.

*All the stats and updates are recorded before 13:30 CET today.

Top news in football

- Dybala confirms he and his girlfriend tested positive for Coronavirus but are in 'perfect conditions' now.

- Ex-Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies at 76 due to coronavirus. R.I.P.

- Paolo Maldini and his son Daniel Maldini have tested positive for coronavirus.

- Ex-Man Utd & Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for coronavirus in China.

- Ronaldo calls on people to stay at home and 'play for the world'.

- Douglas Costa has been given permission by Juventus to go back to Brazil before the 14-day quarantine period is complete.

- Bundesliga side Frankfurt confirm 2nd player in the club tested positive for coronavirus.

- Fourth player at Portsmouth tests positive for coronavirus.

Cases & Deaths

Global

312,083 cases (+27,270), 13,199 deaths (+1,357)

Countries with Top 5 Leagues

UK: 5,018 cases (+1,035), 233 deaths (+56)

Spain: 25,496 cases (+4,964), 1,385 deaths (+59)

Italy: 53,578 cases (+6,557), 4,825 deaths (+793)

Germany: 22,530 cases (+4,165), 84 deaths (+12)

France: 14,459 cases (+1,821), 562 deaths (+112)

Other main countries

China: 81,054 cases (+46), 3,261 deaths (+6)

USA: 27,021 cases (+5,779), 344 deaths (+68)

Iran: 21,638 cases (+966), 1,685 deaths (+129)

South Korea: 8,897 cases (+98), 104 deaths (+2)

Japan: 1,072 cases (+39), 38 deaths (+3)

Other main updates

- There have been over 300,000 cases of Coronavirus all over the world.

- Organisers of Tokyo 2020 have begun drafting alternatives to holding the Games this summer. [Reuters]

- Italy's government announced the closure of all 'non-essential production activities' across the country.

- The governments of India, El Salvador and Guatemala announced curfews on Saturday.

- Colombia recorded its first death and Ecuador's health and labour ministers resigned after confirmed cases in that country topped the 500 marks.

- American singer Rihanna pledges $5m to curb coronavirus.