Covid In IPL 2022 / Second case of corona in Delhi team, all players quarantine, test will be held for two days

The second case of corona has come up in IPL 2022. Both the cases are in the team of Delhi Capitals. Earlier Delhi physio Patrick Farhat was found corona infected. After this, the corona report of a player (Australian all-rounder) of the team has also come positive. Now all the members of the Delhi Capitals team have been quarantined in the hotel. All the players will be kept in the hotel for two days and during this time everyone will be tested. A decision will be taken only after the corona investigation report comes. Due to this, the match between Delhi and Punjab on April 20 can also be postponed.

Although no official information has come in this matter so far, but according to media reports, the corona report of a Delhi player has come positive in the rapid antigen test. Now RTPCR test of this player will be done. Only then will the corona case be confirmed. It has also been told in the report that the report of the Australian all-rounder has been found to be corona infected. Symptoms of corona have been found inside another member of the Delhi staff, but the report has come negative in the RTPCR test.

Team will not go to Pune

The Delhi team was to leave for Pune from Mumbai today, as they have to play a match against Punjab on April 20, but after the second case of Corona, all the players have been quarantined. All the players locked in the hotel will be tested today and tomorrow. The team will enter the match against Punjab only after all the players come corona negative in the report of every test. Delhi players whose corona report will come negative will go to Pune and the match will be postponed if corona cases increase.

Physio Patrick was infected on 15 April

Delhi Capitals physio Patrick Farhat was found corona infected on 15 April. He was kept in confinement after being found corona infected. He was in touch with all the players. Because of this, there was a possibility of spreading the infection to other players as well. Now after three days the corona report of a player has come positive. Due to this the match between Delhi and Punjab can be postponed.

IPL had to be stopped in the middle last year

In IPL 2021 too, after half the season, Corona entered the bio bubble and many cases were reported one after the other. After this the BCCI had stopped the IPL indefinitely. Later the second phase of IPL was conducted in UAE. This season is also going to be the half season of IPL and cases of corona have started coming to the fore. After this, it is being feared whether this time also the BCCI will have to stop the IPL.