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  • Pakistan team denied NZ training rights after positive tests

    The Pakistan cricket team has been denied the right to train while in managed isolation in New Zealand after eight members of the touring squad tested positive for COVID-19.

    Under exemptions granted to visiting sports teams, members of the 53-strong Pakistan team could have been allowed to leave their Christchurch hotel to train in small groups after the third day of their 14-day isolation period.

    But the positive tests and a breach of isolation protocols by team members on their first day in isolation has led New Zealand authorities to withhold the training exemption. Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand’s director-general of health, confirmed Friday the exemption would not be granted.

    “I have very carefully considered this situation,” Bloomfield said. “At this time, I continue to have ongoing concerns about the risk of cross-infection within the squad. There have been a number of active cases identified among the team. Public health considerations will continue to be foremost in our response to COVID-19, whether this involves individuals or teams.

    “We appreciate the challenges that this decision will have for the touring team.” The decision is a major setback for the Pakistan team which will begin a three-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand on Dec. 18 and a two-match test series on Dec. 26.

  • Six Pakistani cricketers touring New Zealand test COVID positive

    Six members of the Pakistan cricket team on a tour of New Zealand have tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday, throwing preparations for the five-match series into turmoil and causing a scare in a country that has largely eradicated the virus.

    The squad’s “exemption to train while in managed isolation has been put on hold until investigations have been completed”, the governing body said, adding that the six positive players would be moved into quarantine.

    New Zealand’s ministry of health said 53 team members passed a symptom check before leaving Lahore and were tested on arrival in Christchurch on November 24. Six of those results have come back positive, although two of the six cases are believed to be “historical”.

    New Zealand’s health ministry said the players will now “be tested a minimum of four times while in managed isolation” and the entire squad would be confined to their rooms.

    The ministry also revealed that “several team members have been seen on CCTV at the facility breaching managed isolation rules, despite clear, consistent and detailed communication of expected behaviours”.

  • Vaccination preparations for Kovid 19 vaccine in state

    Preparations for Kovid-19 vaccination have been started in the state. 97.95 percent data of health workers in the state has been collected. 27931 sites and 8192 vaccinators have been identified for vaccination.

    Health Department officials said that 630 cold chain points are functioning in the state for safe maintenance of vaccine and 80 new cold chain points are being constructed. There is an additional capacity of 85000 liters for safe maintenance. To increase the number of vaccinators, male health workers are also being trained and vaccines of private health institutions will also be identified and trained. Dry stores have been identified at the state, regional and district levels for maintenance of syringes and other materials related to vaccination.

    A state level steering committee has been constituted for complete monitoring and coordination of vaccination. State level task force committee has also met. Task force committee meetings are also being held in various districts.