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Six members of the Pakistan cricket team tested positive for Covid-19 while in controlled isolation at the Chateau on the Park in Christchurch.
Pakistani cricketers are on their “final warning” after breaking the rules of administered isolation in Christchurch.
The Health Ministry said “several” members of Pakistan’s men’s cricket team were seen breaking the rules in images captured by video surveillance cameras, but the ministry did not provide details on which rules were broken.
The violations occurred despite “clear, consistent and detailed communication of expected behaviors,” a spokeswoman said.
Thursday was his third day of isolation at the Chateau on the Park hotel in Christchurch.
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The Canterbury District Board of Health Medical Health Officer has now sent a letter to team management saying that all team members are to remain in their rooms until notified. Training privileges have been revoked.
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Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield said the rule violation was being taken very seriously.
“It is a privilege to come to New Zealand to play sports, but in return teams must adhere to rules designed to keep Covid-19 out of our communities and protect our staff,” he said.
The warnings came as the Health Ministry confirmed that six of the 53 squad members had tested positive for Covid-19. A statement from New Zealand Cricket said two of the cases were historical and four new.
The positive tests were from the team’s first day testing on Tuesday. All team members returned negative tests before flying to New Zealand.
The positive cases had been moved to separate quarantine rooms at the hotel and all players would be tested at least four times before leaving the facility.
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Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield says visiting sports teams “must play by the rules.”
The positive and rule-breaking cases were confined to the hotel and the ministry was confident that there was no risk to the public.
Pakistan’s first game against the Black Caps is a T20 at Auckland’s Eden Park on December 18.
The West Indies, who open their series against the Black Caps with a T20 at Auckland’s Eden Park on Friday night, also broke quarantine regulations.
They were denied training privileges after “repeatedly” breaking controlled isolation rules.
Team members were caught on surveillance footage mingling in hallways and sharing food, as well as leaving their rooms outside of their assigned hours.
NZ Cricket said it considered public health and safety to be paramount in organizing international teams and supported the position of the Ministry of Health.
