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Germany’s Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games have been canceled with immediate effect over COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread across the country.

This weekend’s football matches will not take place, German Football League (DFL) said on Friday.

A growing number of countries decided to suspend domestic football matches amid the outbreak.

In Italy, all sports events were suspended or can only be held without spectators until April 2.

Spain’s top two football leagues were canceled for two weeks while all professional football matches in England have been called off until at least April 3 due to the spread

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