If any player contracts COVID-19, there will not be any compulsory testing and no isolation period, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC). It will be up to the team's medical staff to decide whether or not athletes who test positive for COVID-19 should be allowed to participate.
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Leg-spinner Adam Zampa was ruled out of Australia’s key T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka after testing positive for Covid. Zampa recently returned a positive test, according to a team official, but he is only experiencing minor symptoms. Zampa would have been permitted to participate under existing ICC and national authority regulations if he had been chosen in the playing XI.
Earlier in the tournament, Ireland’s George Dockrell took part in his team’s first Super 12 match, which happened to be against Sri Lanka. Dockrell was compelled to travel beside his teammates, with team medical personnel overseeing his movements and interactions. Dockrell too had mild symptoms but he played the game.
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If any player contracts COVID-19, there will not be any compulsory testing and no isolation period, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC). It will be up to the team’s medical staff to decide whether or not athletes who test positive for COVID-19 should be allowed to participate. With the team already in trouble after their loss to New Zealand on Sunday, Zampa’s absence is a serious setback for the hosts’ hopes of winning the T20 World Cup twice in a row.
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