IPL Covid shock: Delhi Capitals player tests positive
DC player tests positive; team postpones trip to Pune until another round of RT-PCR testing is complete. If the positive RT-PCR test result is confirm, it will be the third such case in the Delhi Capitals camp.
During a Rapid Antigen Test on Monday morning, a Delhi Capitals player tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the Indian Express. The cricketer in question is an overseas acquisition who has complained of a headache and a slight fever.
BCCI has advised the Delhi Capitals to postpone their trip to Pune until a new round of RT-PCR testing is completed on Monday. If the RT-PCR test confirms the positive result, it will be the third such case in the DC camp.
On Friday, Delhi Capitals physio Patrick Farhart tested positive, and a masseur tested positive the next day. As a result, they were both separate from the rest of the team.
The Delhi Capitals will face the Punjab Kings at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The Indian board’s primary concern is preventing the virus from spreading across the teams. And they are currently devising a new strategy.
On Saturday, the Indian board of directors ordered no handshakes or hugging between players from the Delhi Capitals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore game to avoid injury. After games, players from various teams usually congregate for a chat before dispersing. The players in Delhi were advised to maintain social distance during chats and to wear masks. Non-playing team members in the stands have been ask to wear face masks throughout the game, except when eating or drinking.
