Decision to be taken today
Ireland's Six Nations clash with France this Saturday in Paris is in major doubt, with a final decision possible today.
The French government have issued a ban on gatherings of over 1,000 people in reaction to the further spread of the coronavirus.
Meanwhile the ATP and WTA tennis events at Indian Wells in California have been postponed as a result of the virus.
A public health emergency was declared for the Coachella Valley following a confirmed case of COVID-19 locally.