New Delhi: BCCI and South Africa Cricket have automatically agreed that the upcoming test and the ODI series between the two teams will continue even if there are insulated cases of Covid-19 among players or support staff and close contact will not be forced, the medical officer of the Host Board Shuaib Manjra has said.
India will start their three-match test series against Proteas on December 26 in December followed by tests in Johannesburg (January 3-7) and Cape Town (January 11-15).
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CSA then somehow managed to convince BCCI not to attract India from the tour, even if the series will be played at an empty stadium.
The test will be attended by three ODIS on January 19, 21 and 23.
While there are specific agreements that BCCI can withdraw from a tour in certain situations in South Africa, where the new omicron variant was found, deteriorating, a senior official said that they did not reflect on each pull -Out.
“We have discussed and approved the protocol with India.
Given that everything in the ecosystem will be vaccinated, a positive case will isolate in the hotel room if clinically stable,” Cricket South Africa provides comments to PTI.
“Contacts will continue to play and practice with non-medical interventions observed and tested every day,” he added.
It can be understood that a quick antigen test will be done every day and both teams are ready for the possibility that there will be a positive case.
But during precautionary precautions, this series will continue.
“BCCI is very satisfied with the type of bio-bubble provided CSA for the Indian team.
Yes, we will definitely make decisions that have the best interests of our players and their families.” Until everyone is in it bubbles and tested regularly, “said a senior BCCI official to PTI in anonymous condition of the Covid-19 infection, said Cricket South Africa on Monday.” The bone of dispute is what happens to close contact.
You can have one player or support the positive test staff but at the previous time, we have seen that close contact, even if they return negative in RT-PCR, must isolate themselves.
When it happened, it became difficult to continue the match, “the official said The resort with lots of open space in bio bubbles made so that their players and their families are not limited to enclosed space because it can occur in a magnificent five star hotel.
The match in this case the series will be played behind the closed door.
‘The positive Covid case will be isolated but the match will continue’
