A member of BCCI’s medical staff within the UAE has examined optimistic for COVID-19.© AFP
One member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) medical staff within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has examined optimistic for COVID-19, sources throughout the board have confirmed. This improvement comes after 13 people tested positive for COVID-19 after reaching the UAE. It has additionally been revealed that two individuals on the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru have additionally examined optimistic for coronavirus. Chatting with ANI, sources confirmed {that a} senior member of the BCCI medical staff has examined optimistic.
“It’s true, however there isn’t a situation as he (senior medical officer) is asymptomatic and has been stored in isolation. He has not been in touch with anybody and presumably contracted it throughout his journey to the UAE. He’s being monitored and will hopefully be high quality within the subsequent spherical of testing. We even have two individuals on the NCA who’ve examined optimistic and have been stored in isolation,” the sources mentioned.
On August 29, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that 13 personnel together with two gamers had examined optimistic for COVID-19.
Nevertheless, the board didn’t specify as to which staff has what number of confirmed instances.
“13 personnel have examined optimistic of which 2 are gamers. All of the affected personnel in addition to their shut contacts are asymptomatic and have been remoted from different staff members. They’re being monitored by the IPL Medical Group,” the BCCI had mentioned in an official launch.
On September 1, Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan had confirmed that there are not any recent coronavirus instances within the contingent. He additionally mentioned that those who examined optimistic earlier shall be examined as soon as once more solely after their 14-day quarantine interval is over.
Chatting with ANI, the CEO had mentioned that there was no recent case and the contingent is damaging aside from those who had examined optimistic earlier.
“Those that examined optimistic earlier shall be examined once more solely after 14 days,” he had mentioned.
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The IPL 2020 is slated to be performed from September 19 to November 10 within the UAE throughout three venues — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.
This time, each the afternoon and night matches shall be performed half-an-hour sooner than standard.
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