Ireland's men's and women's Six Nations games against Italy in Dublin on 7 and 8 March have been postponed because of coronavirus.
Irish Health Minister Simon Harris said on Tuesday the men's game should be postponed and met with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) on Wednesday.
Eleven towns in northern Italy are in lockdown after an outbreak.
An IRFU statement said it was "working with the Six Nations to try to reschedule all three fixtures".