Amanda Zahui plays for the club Shandong, a city located in a province of the same name about 50 miles south of the capital Beijing.

Right now, the Swedish basketball star is in Sweden for the upload for the Olympic qualifier in February. But Amanda Zahui is currently in uncertainty as to whether she can return directly to China afterwards or not.

- In about 48 hours, we are told whether the league is postponed or not. So right now I'm just walking around waiting, I have daily contact with my agent who gives me information on what it looks like, Zahui tells SVT Sport at 8am in the morning during Friday.

It was in the fall that Zahui released the news that she made clear with the Chinese club. For the rest of the season, she lives in the United States and plays for the New York Liberty in the WNBA.

The ulcer-like corona virus discovered in Wuhan has at the time of writing harmed the lives of 26 people and an additional 830 people have been infected.

According to AP, China has quarantined at least eight cities; Wuhan, Ezhou, Hounggang, Chibi, Qianjiang, Zhijiang, Jingmen and Xiantao.