Two staff members of the Lighthouse Hotel in Galle where the touring England cricket team are staying while the first Test match of the series against Sri Lanka is going on, have tested positive for novel coronavirus infection. Reportedly, those two members work in the hotel’s kitchen as the development of two cases raises fears of the outbreak among the tourists’ camps.
However, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has dismissed the fears surrounding the coronavirus cases emerging from the team hotel and said that the team is fully compliant of the protocols in place and that they are not in danger of this outbreak.
"We are not concerned. Our protocols have been excellent and we continue to be vigilant. We are the most compliant team in world cricket. We are the only international team in any sport to have a COVID compliance officer. He is responsible for ensuring we meet the highest of standards across our COVID protocols.
Notably, England’s Moeen Ali became the first case of the new variant of a novel coronavirus in the island nation after Englishmen arrived in the country for the series. After that, Ali has been under separate isolation for the last 12 days.
Earlier in 2020, the ODI series between South Africa and England was abandoned in the middle of the series due to the emergence of cases in the staff members of the hotel where teams were staying.
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