Neil Lennon insists he does not want Celtic's remaining league games to be played behind closed doors as he addressed the potential of Coronavirus shutting down the Premiership season.
We told recently how the SPFL and SFA had warned that if even ONE club is compromised by the disease, it could spell disaster for the campaign and potentially lead to an early finish.
The club have also confirmed their players will only complete their duties which relate to games and will be told to avoid fan selfies, handshakes or supporter events.
One potential idea could be to play matches without fans in the stadiums to avoid the spread of Coronavirus. But the Hoops manager admits he'd always rather play games within an arena that boasts a supporter-led atmosphere.
He said: "We have briefings every morning [regarding how best to deal with Coronavirus]. We have to protect the players as much as we can.
"We want to play the games in front of full houses. The club will guide me on how to guide my players and my staff.
"There are executive meetings and medical staff are briefed on what should and shouldn't happen.
"We've been told to avoid shaking hands with people or stop for selfies or photographs. It's not meaning to be rude or anything, it's just to avoid the spread. We have to protect the players and staff, it's very important."
Lennon, meanwhile, picked up manager of the month for February and lavished praise on his charges for their recent form. "We've been playing superbly. Even on Wednesday the level of performance was very high."
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