Fans have been banned from all sporting events in Italy until April 3 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The death toll in the country is now over 100 people after the disease began to spread.
The Italian government have stepped in, banning spectators from all sporting events for the next month.
Meanwhile, schools and colleges have been ordered to shut until March 15.
Serie A matches across the country have been postponed in recent weeks, while the Six Nations clash between Italy and Ireland was moved last month.
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"Suspension of sporting events and competitions of any order and discipline, carried out in every place, both public and private," an Italian statement read this evening.
"However, in the municipalities other than those in the so-called red zone, the aforementioned events and competitions, as well as the training sessions of competitive athletes, are still allowed, inside sports facilities used behind closed doors, or outdoors without the presence of public.
"In all such cases, associations and sports clubs, through their medical staff, are required to carry out the appropriate checks to contain the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus among athletes, technicians."
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Earlier today, Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora hinted a decision such as this was coming.
"We are heading towards that decision," Spadafora told reporters outside the Italian government's Rome headquarters of Palazzo Chigi.
"We will continue all activities, and so will the league, but we will respect public health."
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Until now, Serie A chiefs wanted to postpone games rather than play them behind closed doors.
But with over 2,500 cases of coronavirus now confirmed in Italy, the government are taking no chances.
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