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A joint announcement from the Football Association, Premier League, EFL, Women's Super League and Women's Championship confirmed the professional game would be postponed in England until April 3 at the earliest.
The postponement takes in England's two friendlies against Italy and Denmark on March 27 and 31.
"This action, which will be kept under constant review, has been taken due to the increasing numbers of clubs taking steps to isolate their players and staff because of the Covid-19 virus," a statement said.
"It will also apply to all England team fixtures at every level and all FA competitions including the FA Cup and the Women's FA Cup, along with academy and youth-team matches.
"The decision is being made purely on the number of cases requiring self-isolation and the impact on facilities. Given the steps being taken across clubs, there is no alternative but for today's action.
"However, all parties are committed at this time to trying to complete this season's domestic fixture programme and are liaising to establish appropriate options to do so."
