The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday, revealed that seven players and one team personnel had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus as the team prepares for its departure to the UK for a series against England.

This numbers took the total count to 10 as three players had tested positive on Monday with the list of players being Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan, and Wahab Riaz. Along with them, team masseuse Malang Ali also tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

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All the said players were asked to stay in self-isolation at home given that they were all asymptomatic. PCB also clarified that the players who have tested negative for the COVID-19 virus will assemble in Lahore and will be tested again before leaving for the UK.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Hafeez, who tested positive in PCB’s test for Coronavirus, went for testing once again, along with his family members and surprisingly, his results came back negative. The all-rounder shared the results on his Twitter.

“After Tested positive COVID-19 acc to PCB testing Report yesterday, as 2nd opinion & for satisfaction I personally went to Test it again along with my family and here I along with my all family members are reported Negetive Alham du Lillah. May Allah keep us all safe,” Hafeez tweeted.

This now questions the testing methods used by PCB, but Hafeez’s fans cautioned him of false-negative results that the test can give out and asked him to still stay in isolation for the safety of his family and near ones.