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NZ vs PAK: Three more COVID-19 positive push overall tally in Pakistan camp to 10

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There seems to be no end to troubles for the Pakistan cricket team on the ongoing tour of New Zealand as three more players have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection. The latest addition of cases takes the overall tally of COVID-19 within the tourists camp to 10 and all have been shifted to a separate isolation centre, away from the remaining 42 members of the 53-men touring party.

 

The New Zealand Health Ministry said in its bulletin that it is assessing if the three new cases are ‘historic cases’ while the result of a test is still pending. The ministry further outlined that the ban on their training that was imposed after members of the squad started testing positive will remain effective until local health officials rule out any chance of Covid-19 transmission in the city and country.

 

“Day 6 swabs were taken yesterday from the 46 members of the Pakistan cricket squad in Christchurch who to date have returned negative test results for COVID-19. Of those, 42 have subsequently returned a further negative test result. Three are under investigation to determine whether they are historical cases, and one test result is pending. The team is not allowed to train until the Canterbury DHB medical officer of health determines they are satisfied that any training activities are unlikely to transmit COVID-19,” NZ’s Health Ministry said in its health bulletin.

Notably, the members of the squad have been served a ‘final warning’ from the government against breaching the Covid-19 related guidelines they were caught flouting earlier. The CEO of Waseem Khan has already apprised the players and members of the consequence of another breach of the guidelines which can be as severe as the country sending them back home without any cricket.

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