Milan: All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday.

That will likely see Italian soccer league resume in full this weekend after the calendar was pushed back a week.

A EuroLeague basketball match in Milan played in an empty stadium because of coronavirus. Credit:Getty Images

Australian cycling team Mitchelton-Scott and Dutch team Lotto Jumbo Visma have also pulled out of Saturday's Strade Bianche, one of several cycling races in Italy under threat because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Mitchelton-Scott confirmed they have pulled out of seven other races scheduled until March 22 as a precautionary measure in response to the outbreak.