The ICC headquarters in Dubai has been hit by the Coronavirus scare as few of its staff members have tested positive for the deadly virus and have been sent in isolation as per United Arab Emirates' health protocols.

The headquarters will remain closed for a few days and will be sanitized, while the staff would work from home. However there is good news as the IPL teams based in Dubai have no scare and that the ICC Academy grounds have been marked "safe for training" as they are located at a different place, some distance away from the apex body headquarters.

There are currently six IPL teams based out of Dubai and they are using the practice facilities at the ICC Academy grounds located in Dubai Sports City.

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"The ICC Academy is perfectly safe because neither it is adjacent to the office headquarters nor are there is any ICC staff who is present at the practice session. So there is no question of any health scare as far as IPL teams are concerned," a senior board source told PTI on the condition of anonymity.

While there was no official communication from the ICC, a senior board member privy to the development confirmed that there have been a few "positive cases", but maintained the global body was ready for any eventuality.

"It has been managed very well by the ICC as they were prepared considering the second surge of cases in the UAE," the board official said.

As per PTI information, all affected ICC staffers are in quarantine along with people who came in their contact in the last few days.

(PTI inputs