Gilas Pilipinas FIBA Asia Cup qualifier postponed due to coronavirus

Updated Sat, February 15, 2020 at 10:15 AM Published Thu, February 13, 2020 at 5:28 PM

The FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifier match between Gilas Pilipinas and Thailand, originally set for February 20, has been postponed by FIBA due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

This postponement affects Gilas Pilipinas' home game against Thailand and two games involving China against Japan and Malaysia.

As of February 15, 2020, China has nearly 65,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with almost 1,500 casualties, Thailand has 33 confirmed cases, Japan has 31 cases with one death, and Malaysia has 19 cases.

The Philippines has three confirmed cases of COVID-19 with one confirmed death.

Gilas Pilipinas' away game against Indonesia on February 23 is still scheduled, though new dates for the postponed games will be announced later.

The Philippine Olympic Committee supports the postponement of sports activities to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

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