Members of the Pakistan squad pose for a selfie before departing for New Zealand. Photo: FileMembers of the Pakistan squad pose for a selfie before departing for New Zealand. Photo: File  

 CHRISTCHURCH: Six members of the Pakistan contingent that have cosmopolitan to New island have tested positive for the coronavirus, confirmed the New island Cricket Board on weekday.

"NZC was created aware nowadays that six members of the Pakistan traveling squad, presently in managed isolation in city, have tested positive for COVID-19," aforesaid the board throughout a handout .

The board aforesaid that 2 out of the six were cases of reinfection, whereas the opposite four were marked as "new". It superimposed that following the check results the six people have gotten to be captive to the "quarantine arm of the managed isolation facility".

"The Pakistan team’s exemption to educate whereas in managed isolation has been placed on hold till investigations square measure completed," aforesaid the board following the check results.

It is necessary to say that the squad had tested negative fourfold before effort city.

Some squad members profaned isolation SOPs

The New island Cricket Board conjointly aforesaid that some members of the team had "contravened protocols on the primary day of managed isolation".

"We have gotten to be having discussions with the tourists to help them in understanding the necessities ," aforesaid the board.

Squad divided into teams

Earlier, it had been reported  that the 54-member Pakistan Cricket squad has been divided into four totally different teams on arrival in New island – every cluster isolated from different teams, residing in separate blocks.

An official confirmed to Geo News that players and officers can stay in isolation for fourteen days, the period have gotten to be calculated from the day of arrival in city.

“They can have the coaching and different movements at their various set times. it's reasonably a special bubble for every cluster. just about each cluster is isolated from different teams and living in their own bubble,” he said.

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“It is like four totally different bubbles at intervals the biosecure setting set for the team,” the official explained.

Each cluster options a bunch of players and officers with them therefore as that players' coaching square measure typically managed ably with the sole on the market coaching job employees.

Pakistan can play 3 T20Is and 2 check matches in New island next month. On the sidelines, Pakistan Shaheens conjointly can play 2 4-day games against New island A on the tour.