The Asian Football Confederation will hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss contingency plans for holding World Cup and Olympic qualifiers as well as the Asian Champions League as the coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc across the continent.

Six more matches in the Asian Champions League were confirmed postponed on Thursday by the region’s governing body, including five featuring clubs from Iran, while the confederation said they were assessing the potential impact on World Cup qualifying matches due to be played across Asia in late March.

The AFC also said they were looking at alternative venues for the women’s Olympic qualifying playoff between China and South Korea, which is scheduled to be played on March 6 and 11.

“These are unprecedented and challenging times, but the AFC is working tirelessly to monitor the situation, including the various travel restrictions, while being in constant contact with our member associations, leagues and clubs,” said AFC general secretary Windsor John in a statement.

Earlier in the week domestic league play in Japan was suspended until March 15 while the start to South Korea’s K-League season has also been delayed. Chinese authorities had already postponed the start of the Chinese Super League indefinitely