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Three extra members of the 54-member Pakistan squad in New Zealand have examined constructive for COVID-19, taking the overall variety of contaminated instances to 9. An official supply within the Pakistan Cricket Board stated the New Zealand well being authorities confirmed that three folks have returned constructive whereas one result’s pending. “But the main thing is these three positive results are under investigation to find out whether they are historical cases or new infections,” the supply stated. Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and pacer Muhammad Abbas are understood to be among the many historic instances.
The supply stated earlier when six members examined constructive, two turned out to be historic instances they usually had been allowed again to the workforce ground the place they’re in isolation whereas the remaining 4 are on a separate ground in quarantine. “It is determined that historical cases are not suspected of passing on infection to others as they have built up required anti-bodies but new cases are treated differently,” he stated.
The New Zealand well being officers in an official launch stated that swabs had been taken on Day 6 yesterday from the 46 members of the Pakistan cricket squad in Christchurch who till then have returned adverse outcomes for COVID-19. Of these, 42 have subsequently returned an extra adverse check end result.
Three are beneath investigation to find out whether or not they’re historic instances, and one check result’s pending. The visiting workforce will not be allowed to coach till the Canterbury DHB medical officer of well being determines they’re happy that any coaching actions are unlikely to transmit COVID-19.
Another supply stated that it is going to be identified by Wednesday whether or not the three constructive instances and one end result pending are historic or not. Six members had examined constructive on November 24 when the workforce arrived in New Zealand from Pakistan and commenced its obligatory 14-day keep in managed isolation.
A couple of days later, a seventh member examined constructive and joined the opposite contaminated teammates in quarantine. Meanwhile, the PCB has taken severe word of the incidents regarding some members of the touring squad apparently making an attempt to offer an impression that their isolation or quarantine is akin to spending time in jail.
“The Board is also not happy with the way the audio message of CEO Wasim Khan was immediately leaked out to some people in Pakistani media from New Zealand,” a supply stated.
“The PCB is aware that some members of the squad in New Zealand are involved in spreading the impression through their contacts in Pakistani media that they are not being treated fairly and feel like they are in jail in New Zealand.”
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Wasim Khan had despatched an audio message to members of the touring squad shortly after six members of the squad examined constructive whereas few had been discovered breaching the COVID-19 protocols set down by the New Zealand well being authorities for the visiting gamers and officers.
In the audio message, Wasim had cautioned the gamers to not breach the well being protocols once more as it might have severe penalties on the end result of the tour. He had additionally appreciated the sacrifices made by the gamers for the sake of cricket.
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