Rome ePrix postponed due to coronavirus

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The Formula E race scheduled for Rome on April 4 will not take place due to the coronavirus, the all-electric series announced on Friday.

The race is the second this season to be called off due to the virus. A Chinese Formula E round in Sanya has already been postponed from March 21.

Italy has ordered all major sporting events throughout the country, including top-flight Serie A and Coppa Italia soccer games, to be played without fans for one month in a bid to curb Europe's worst coronavirus outbreak.

"As a consequence of the ongoing health emergency in Italy…it will no longer be possible to stage the Rome E-Prix on April 4," Formula E said.