To help ensure the health and safety of players, officials and all other stakeholders, the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced extensive Covid-19 protocols for the 2020-21 season, starting on September 30 with the T20 National Cup.
From the start of the season, cadet members, combat officers, on-duty doctors and security chiefs are taken to biosafety zones where they can roam freely and communicate with each other. In order for the biosecure zone to be virus-free, they must return two negative Covid-19 tests, which is in line with current practice in international cricket.
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Members of the first XI and second XI teams must submit the results of their first Covid-19 tests by September 16 and 18, respectively. The board will reimburse the costs of the initial tests and conduct all subsequent tests during the season.
Those who return negative results will be invited to PCB-labeled central stations, where they will undergo a second Covid-19 test under the supervision of PCB's medical team. The second test of the first XI and second XI teams will be held on September 18 and 21, respectively.
During the trip to the central station, players and support staff are not allowed to use public transport other than air travel. Upon arrival at the main stations, they go through a disinfection process and are given separate accommodations.
Those who test positive for the tests conducted at the central stations are isolated for five days and tested twice. If these players or support staff continued to test positive, they would have to isolate themselves for two weeks and return two negative results before integrating into the biosafety zone.
The players who have toured England with the men's national team for three tests and three T20Is will travel to Multan on September 23 and switch to their respective national teams after their second negative test on September 25, as they will have a relaxation phase afterwards. 10 got a week tour.
To give lightness and comfort to the U19 players and their parents and carers, the circuit board has assumed responsibility for running all of the Covid-19 tests of teenage cricketers. Your first Covid-19 tests will take place on October 1.
