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The Olympic Games in Tokyo are currently still going ahead as planned, despite the spread of the coronavirus in Asia

The spread of coronavirus around the world has caused major disruption to travel, schools and major public events over recent weeks.

To stop the spread of the virus, officials are banning people entering Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage of Muslims visiting the holy site of Mecca.

More than 7,000 people in the UK have been tested for the virus, but only 19 of those people have been confirmed to have the virus.

The world of sport has also been feeling the effects, with events in football, rugby, Formula 1 and speed skating all affected.

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Five matches in Italy's top division have been cancelled this weekend because of coronavirus, including Juventus' game at home to Inter Milan.

Matches at Udinese, AC Milan, Parma and Sassuolo have also been postponed due to outbreak of the virus in Italy.

Italy has put towns in the north into lockdown after more than 300 people were infected.

Ireland's Six Nations men's and women's matches against Italy in Dublin on 7 and 8 March have been postponed.

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Plans to reschedule the fixtures are yet to be sorted.

This isn't the first time the rugby tournament has been disrupted.

In 2001, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which affected farmers and their livestock around the UK, meant the Six Nations - which is usually played over a matter of weeks - took eight months to complete.

Looking ahead to this summer, the Uefa European Championships is due to take place across various cities around Europe.

The major football tournament kicks off in Rome in Italy on the 12 June.

There have been over 500 confirmed cases of coronavirus in northern Italy and some domestic games have already been suspended, but the organisation in charge of this summer's tournament saying they are monitoring the situation closely.

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"For the moment, there is no need to change anything in the planned timetable." said a spokesperson.

"The sporting path will only be closed if the situation gets worse," they added.

In July and August, the Olympics and Paralympics are due to take place in Tokyo, Japan.

At the moment the world's greatest sporting event is not under threat but International Olympic Committee member, Dick Pound, has said organisers would "reluctantly" have to cancel the Games if the coronavirus developed into a serious pandemic.

The organisers have said they will announce "at some point" next week what they plan to do around the Olympic torch relay.

The flame will be lit in the Greek town of Olympia - where the original Olympic Games were held - before it heads to Japan. The plan is to then hold a relay around the country, with the torch passing through 859 municipalities over 121 days.

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People are being sure to wear face masks in the city of Tokyo where the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be held this summer.

In Formula 1, the Chinese Grand Prix, which was due to take place on the 19 April, has been postponed, but Chase Carey, who runs the sport, said "we do plan to proceed with the race," in Vietnam. He also said he the Formula 1 tour would visit Melbourne in Australia and Bahrain in the Middle East for their races.

The World Indoor Athletics Championships has been moved back to an undecided date in 2021 and the Short-Track Speed Skating World Championships in South Korea have also been postponed.