Italy has announced that all schools and universities in the country will close until the middle of March.
The move is part of a drive to stop the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19.
There have been 79 deaths from coronavirus in Italy - the third highest in the works after China and Iran.
More than 2,50 0people have contracted the virus.
It comes after The Coppa Italia semi-final second leg between Napoli and Inter Milan, which was scheduled for Thursday evening, has become the latest fixture in Italy to be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
A Serie A statement said: “The president of the Serie A League, having taken note of the order of the Prefect of Naples of 4 March 2020 n. 0069870 which orders the postponement to a later date of the semi-final return match of the Coppa Italia Napoli-Inter scheduled on March 5 at 20.45, announces that the aforementioned is postponed until a later date.”
The other semi-final return leg between Juventus and AC Milan, which was due to be played on Wednesday, was postponed on Tuesday evening.
