A senior coach and two players have been identified as close contacts, and asked to quarantine in London for ten days
The rest of the contingent is expected to travel to Durham for a tour game ICC via Getty
After Rishabh Pant, four more members of the Indian contingent in England have been forced to quarantine – in London for ten days – following one of the members of the support staff returning a positive Covid-19 test on July 14. Apart from the support staff member, those in quarantine are a senior member of the coaching staff, a senior player and a reserve player, who were identified as his close contacts.
The development comes as a big setback for India’s preparations for the five-Test series in England, which were already affected when Pant returned a positive test on July 10. In accordance with the protocols laid down by Public Health England, all those deemed to be in close contact with the person/s affected needed to be traced and isolated for ten days. It is believed that the other coach, who is traveling with his family, the senior player and the reserve player (both travelling alone) have all cleared the fresh round of tests conducted on Thursday.
The rest of the Indian travelling group is expected to travel to Durham for a tour game.
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Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo
Source: ESPN Crickinfo