Pakistan Super League: Franchise owners’ dugout banned after three more COVD-19 cases
- PSL franchise owners have been banned rom sitting in their respective dugouts, Pakistan's media reported
- Dugouts were used by the owners and their families to watch the matches
- Among the three people who have tested positive for COVID-19 were two foreign players
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday banned the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise owners from sitting in their respective dugouts during matches, Pakistan’s Geo News reported quoting sources. This came after newer SOPs were implemented after three people, including two foreign players, tested positive for COVID-19.
The
PCB confirmed on Tuesday that three individuals, including two foreign players
and a member of the support staff, tested positive for the virus.
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“We
conducted 244 PCR tests, in addition to the rapid tests conducted. Of the 244
tests, three have come back positive. Two foreign players and one support staff
have tested positive”, PCB Media Director Sami ul Hasan Burni was quoted by Geo
TV as saying in a press conference.
The
official further highlighted that the three infected persons were separated
from the rest and were going through quarantine at a different floor of the
hotel.
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Burni further informed that everyone residing in the bio-bubble would be going through
another round of testing on Thursday. He also noted that the bubble consisted
of more than 300 individuals at the moment, including cricketers, match
officials, support staff, and owners of the teams.
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