The Premier League has officially suspended the season until April 3 following an outbreak of coronavirus at both Chelsea and Arsenal which has seen both first team squads and nearly 100 members of staff placed in self-isolation.

Fixtures had been due to go ahead this weekend as usual in line with advice from the UK government, with fans still to be allowed into the stadium despite La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 all shutting down this week.

However, shortly after the statement confirming the fixtures would go ahead, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was diagnosed with coronavirus, prompting the Premier League into a sharp U-turn and to call an emergency crisis meeting with all 20 clubs.

Chelsea later confirmed their midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi had become the first Premier League player to test positive for the virus and that their entire first-team squad had also been placed in immediate isolation.

Premier League has now postponed all top-flight games until April 3 with a further announcement concerning the rest of the season to come in due course.

Earlier today, Leicester City confirmed that three of their players were exhibiting coronavirus-like symptoms but had not yet tested positive for the virus.