Saif, Lee tested corona positive- BCB
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh had a blow ahead of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka as Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Tuesday that opener Saif Hasan and strength and conditioning head Nick Lee was tested corona positive.
The news came a day before cricketers were expected to resume their individual training [on July 9] at the Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium that was halted due to corona precaution by the board.
BCB halted cricketers’ ongoing individual training session for five days after being detected corona-like symptoms among three of its supporting staff.
To avert health hazard and no more infection in practice prior to the Sri Lanka tour, the BCB suspended the players’ ongoing individual training sessions at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur since last Friday.
In order to safe guard their cricketers against the deadly virus they have opted to have four-phase corona test instead of three that they initially planned ahead of the tour.
As they had no visible symptoms leading up to the sample collection, the BCB’s Medical Team has advised the player Saif Hassan and BCB’s Head of Physical Performance Nicholas Lee to go into self-isolation immediately in accordance with the COVID-19 management protocol until they undergo another test.
It may be noted that Lee had earlier reported positive on 14 August in Dubai, UAE and negative on 23 August after 10 days in isolation.
He also completed a 14-day self-quarantine on arrival in Dhaka prior to yesterday’s test. BCB’s Sports Physician Dr Debashis Chowdhury said: “Our consultant for COVID-19 is reviewing Lee’s case to determine whether it is a new or previous infection before advising on the management plan.”
