LONDON - A football player from Linfield FC has tested positive for coronavirus, confirmed the Northern Ireland club on Tuesday.

The defending champions of the Northern Ireland Premiership said in a statement: "Linfield FC can confirm that one of our players has tested positive for coronavirus. The club is taking advice from the relevant authorities and will provide an update when we have further details."

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Linfield are slated to host Larne on Saturday. Their stadium is slated to undergo a deep clean in the next few days

Linfield are slated to host Larne on Saturday. Their stadium is slated to undergo a deep clean in the next few days.

Earlier, the Six Nations women's rugby match between Scotland and France scheduled to be played in Glasgow last Saturday was postponed as a Scottish player tested positive for coronavirus.

The Scotland women's team returned from northern Italy on 23 February after their Italy vs Scotland Six Nations match was postponed.

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The British government has said on Monday that so far there is no rationale to close or cancel sporting events because of the coronavirus.

As of Tuesday morning, 373 patients in the UK had tested positive for COVID-19.