Jamaican cricketer Marquino Mindley testing positive for the deadly Covid-19 while being in the red ball training camp of the West Indies team meant that the practice session was halted for the weekend by the Cricket West Indies as a precautionary measure. However, the 26-year-old was the only positive case among all the players and support staff being tested as per the daily schedule.
"Following PCR Tests administered on Friday 21 May for all members of the West Indies men's red ball training camp being held in St Lucia, Jamaican fast bowler, Marquino Mindley, tested positive on his second COVID-19 test," a Cricket West Indies release said on Sunday.
The right-arm fast bowler was asymptomatic a had been isolated in a separate facility, being monitored by the CWI medical staff. "In accordance with the medical protocols established with the St. Lucian Ministry of Health, Mindley, who is currently asymptomatic, will now self-isolate in his hotel room under the supervision of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Medical Team until he returns two back-to-back negative results," the statement further read.
"All other members of the training squad and coaching team were re-tested and isolated in their rooms, with training cancelled for the weekend,” it added before mentioning that the squad will train in small groups starting on Monday 24 May, at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground.
Mindley, who is in the Windies camp for the upcoming South Africa Test series has so far played 35 First-Class games, picking 85 wickets with three five-fors to his count. The Test series against South Africa begins with the first Test starting June 10 at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St. Lucia.