Ahead of India-South Africa ODIs, BCCI has listed out dos and don'ts amid coronavirus fears. The first ODI is in Dharamsala tomorrow (March 12)
Dharamsala: Ahead of the India-South Africa ODI series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken precautions against coronavirus.
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The opening contest of the three-match rubbers will be played in Dharamsala. On the eve of the match, on Wednesday (March 11), BCCI issued a media advisory with the title “Precautions against Coronavirus (COVID-19) during South Africa’s tour of India, 2020.” It has listed do’s and don’ts for players and spectators.
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“The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) medical team has been monitoring the current coronavirus COVID-19 situation. All the players, team support staff, State Associations have been briefed about the standard guidelines issued by WHO as well as the Ministry of Health & Welfare - Government of India.
They have been informed about the Do’s and Don’ts of personal hygiene including but not limited to:
• washing hands with soap & water for a minimum of 20 seconds,
• use of hand sanitizers,
• covering mouth while sneezing or coughing,
• reporting to the medical team immediately in case of fever, cough or any illness,
• avoid touching face, mouth, nose and eyes before thoroughly washing hands,
• avoid eating out at restaurants where hygiene standards are unknown or compromised,
• avoid close contact & interaction with individuals outside the team environment (to avoid cross-infection from unknown individuals). Includes avoiding handshake, handling unknown phones for selfies.
The BCCI has also issued a mandate to the airlines, team hotels, State Associations and medical teams at venues about the thorough sanitization of all the facilities before and during team use, education of all staff members about the do’s and don’ts for prevention of COVID-19 transmission and continuous monitoring to ensure that the protocols are strictly followed.
To ensure the safety of the spectators, the State Associations along with the healthcare service providers/hospitals are ensuring that appropriate information, education and communication material in the form of posters/hoardings and public announcements regarding the precautions to be taken by everyone against the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 are being provided.
All the public washrooms at the stadium will be stocked with hand wash liquids and sanitizers.
The medical staff and first aiders at the stadiums will be keeping a record of all patients seeking treatment and follow up as may be necessary.”