IPL 2020: BCCI medical team member tests positive for COVID-19, says report
Synopsis
Another COVID-19 positive case has been reported from the IPL 2020 camp in the UAE
Dubai: Another COVID-19 positive case has been reported from the IPL 2020 camp in the UAE. This time, a senior member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) medial team has been infected with virus, according to a report on Thursday (September 3).
“It is true, but there is no issue as he (senior medical officer) is asymptomatic and has been kept in isolation. He has not been in contact with anyone and possibly contracted it during his travel to the UAE. He is being monitored and should hopefully be fine in the next round of testing. We also have two people at the NCA who have tested positive and have been kept in isolation,” sources told news agency ANI.
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Earlier, 13 members of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) contingent tested positive for COVID. This included two players, Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaikwad. Chahar said he has “recovered well”.
IPL 2020 will be played in the UAE from September 19 to November 10. The BCCI is yet to release the fixtures for the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament.