IPL 2021 / BCCI to facilitate 30,000 RT-PCR tests during the second phase

The BCCI, together with its medical service provider VPS Healthcare, will facilitate the behaviour of over 30,000 RT-PCR assessments on all IPL players, aid staff and different stakeholders for the duration of the final 31 video games of the cash-wealthy league withinside the UAE. In fact, the Dubai-based health care corporation is likewise in charge of emergency remedy of gamers, sports activities medical team.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 08, 2021, 06:22 PM

The BCCI, together with its medical service provider VPS Healthcare, will facilitate the behaviour of over 30,000 RT-PCR assessments on all IPL players, aid staff and different stakeholders for the duration of the final 31 video games of the cash-wealthy league withinside the UAE.


In fact, the Dubai-based health care corporation is likewise in charge of emergency remedy of gamers, sports activities medication professionals or even air ambulance aid for the duration of the event that starts on September 19. To keep away from players moving out of the IPL bio-bubble for any type of medical emergency, the nursing and medical staff could be accommodated withinside the same hotel bio-bubbles.


The rescheduled IPL will have RT-PCR checking out each third day, as a substitute for each 5th day over the past edition withinside the UAE. It is learnt that to cater to the wishes of the gamers and different contributors of the IPL, it has installation a 100-member multidisciplinary crew for sports activities medication and Covid-19 management.


Two medical groups comprising doctors, nurses, paramedics and laboratory technicians will be assigned to every stadium for each match. Ahead of the arrival of the gamers, VPS Healthcare completed testing for over 750 inn staff throughout 14 accommodations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.


On August 13, it started testing the players of the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings teams. With the up to date protocol requiring gamers and officers to get examined as soon as every 3 days, the healthcare issuer anticipates over 30,000 PCR assessments this year.