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Manchester City's Premier League match with Arsenal on Wednesday has been postponed as a "precautionary measure" and several Gunners players are in self-isolation after Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis contracted coronavirus.

Arsenal say Marinakis, 52, met a number of their players when the Gunners hosted the Greek side in a Europa League match two weeks ago.

Marinakis - who also owns Championship side Nottingham Forest - said on Tuesday he had tested positive for Covid-19.

The Premier League says it has no plans to postpone any other matches and "all necessary measures are being taken".

Brighton say their home game against Arsenal on Saturday (15:00 GMT) "remains scheduled to go ahead as planned".

"The risk is considered extremely low with the self-isolation period for those players ending on Thursday," the Seagulls said.

Figures accurate at 06:00 GMT show 382 cases of the virus in the UK, with six deaths.

The disease, which can cause a fever, cough and breathing problems, is spreading around the world and has already affected more than 116,000 people.

It has impacted on the staging of sport events around the world, with Italy's Serie A suspended and French and Spanish top-flight games being played behind closed doors.

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E don reach dis level? If people still fly,board planes, public buses etc, then why stop a game already scheduled?

Since na now na dey update for Nairaland.... This is partially stale news..

GboyegaD:
E don reach dis level? If people still fly,board planes, public buses etc, then why stop a game already scheduled?

it's really crazy, worst off is the Cheltenham festival is holding, an even that has thousands of attendance

Corona Virus everywhere

Amanee you applied for one of those Bank GT right

Noseme:
Amanee you applied for one of those Bank GT right

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