In a development in the COVID-19 scare in the Delhi Capitals (DC) camp, Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and support staff have tested positive in the second round of RT-PCR tests. The DC team was already in quarantine after their physio Patrick Farhart tested positive for the virus.
Marsh, who played his first match against the RCB team, will have to be hospitalized, while one member of the social media team and 3 members of the hotel staff on DC duty have also tested positive, as per India Today report.
No other player from the DC contingent tested positive for the virus in the second round of testing. The entire DC squad was advised to stay in their hotel rooms as RTPCR tests were conducted. The first round returned negative but BCCI sent another medical team to carry out more tests.
DC will now need to wait for more tests tomorrow before a call is taken on their match against Punjab Kings on Wednesday which is scheduled to be played in Pune. Delhi Capitals, runners-up in 2020, are currently 8th on the points table after winning only two of their five matches so far this season.
The BCCI had come up with bio-bubble arrangements and picked only Mumbai and Pune as the two host cities for the new 10-team season in a bid to avoid air travel. This was to avoid the IPL 2021 fiasco when the tournament was played across four different cities and COVID penetrated the bio-bubbles in Ahmedabad and Delhi, leading to the postponement of the tournament.
(India Today inputs)
