THE Chinese football team from the city where the coronavirus outbreak began is finally leaving Spain to return home after deciding staying would be even riskier.

Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall sparked concern by jetting to the Costa del Sol on January 29 for warm winter training because their ground zero home city was on lockdown.

Regional health chiefs were forced to allay the fears of locals and holidaymakers in the area by insisting none of the players or coaches had any symptoms of the killer virus.

The team, managed by Spaniard Jose Gonzalez, were due to stay at their base in the upmarket resort of Sotogrande until February 14, but extended their stay and moved to nearby Marbella due to the crisis situation in China.

Now the club has announced it is leaving Spain and returning home tomorrow after the situation improved in China and dramatically worsened in Spain.

Wuhan reported five new cases of coronavirus today - as Premier League chiefs announced they are suspending games until the start of April - the second day in a row the tally has been less than 10.