FILE PHOTO: FIFA president Gianni Infantino gives oath after his election as International Olympic Committee (IOC) member during the 135th Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
BELFAST (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said March's international soccer matches could be threatened by the coronavirus but was hopeful that this year's European Championship tournament and the Olympic Games will go ahead unaffected.
On Friday, six countries reported their first cases of the virus and the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its global spread and impact risk alert to "very high".
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