The scheduled four-team
international tournament featuring European champions Portugal, World Cup
finalists Croatia, Belgium and Switzerland in Qatar this month has been
cancelled.
The
March 26-30 tournament event was a warm up for Euro 2020 competition.
The Belgian Footbal Association
said Wednesday it had "received the info from Qatar that due to the
current situation worldwide the... tournament will have to be cancelled".
While
no specific reason was provided, the number of novel coronavirus cases globally
stood at 124,101 on Wednesday, with 4,566 deaths, across 113 countries and
territories.
Ealier,
World Health Organization revealed the virus outbreak could now be
characterised as a pandemic, expecting the number of cases and deaths to grow
in the coming days and weeks.
The
number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Qatar jumped by 238 to 262 on
Wednesday, the health ministry said, warning that they were likely a result of
community transmission.
The
gulf nation Qatar, which now has the most cases in the Gulf, but yet to report
any casualties but has closed universities and schools, cancelled many public
events including the MotoGP and further banned travellers from well over 12
countries entering the country.
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