The match, which was set to take place in China on February 24 will be rescheduled at a later date due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus in the country.

However, China's away match to Japan in Chiba will still take place as normal on February 21. 

Malaysia today announced a travel ban to and from all Chinese provinces with the death toll now at 638, with all but two deaths coming from the mainland with one each in the Philippines and Hong Kong. 

Confirmed cases of infection is now over 31,000 people, with Doctor Li Wenliang, the whistleblower who was the first to notify the press about the disease, dying today after his own battle with the illness.

Last week FIBA’s Executive Committee also swapped host teams for other Asian Cup qualifiers which were due to be held in Hong Kong.

Guam will now host the matches originally scheduled for Hong Kong.

However, Australia will host its own fixture against Hong Kong on February 23, at a venue to be announced.

Many competitions, including the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, have been cancelled, postponed or moved due to the risk from the disease.

However, the Indian Government and the Federation of Wrestling India announced that Chinese wrestlers will have no problem entering the country for the Asian Wrestling Championships.

This comes after the Badminton World Federation said that Chinese athletes will not be restricted in participating in tournaments. 

Chinese sports stars including snooker's Liang Wenbo and swimmer Xu Jiayu have pledged to donate part of their prize winning to coronavirus relief appeals.