Cricket South Africa (CSA) has, on Tuesday (December 14), revised the bio-bubble norms for India's tour of South Africa, which will start on December 26 with the first Test match of the three-match series in Centurion.

The CSA has stated that if any COVID-19 case arises in either an Indian or South African camp, they will be allowed to complete their isolation inside the bubble itself.

In a statement, the CSA said: “Immediate contacts of anyone testing positive for Covid-19 in the bubble during the South Africa-India series will not need to isolate and leave the bubble, rather will be allowed to quarantine in the hotel room as long as they are clinically stable.”

The board added, “These are part of the 'strict' norms for the Bio-secure Environment (BSI) put in place by Cricket South Africa in coordination with BCCI as the Indian contingent is set to arrive in Johannesburg later this week.”

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Meanwhile, CSA's chief medical officer Shuaib Manjra told ESPNcricinfo: “Considering that all those within the ecosystem will be vaccinated, the positive case will isolate within the hotel room if clinically stable. Contacts will continue playing and training with non-medical interventions strictly observed, and tested daily.”

Earlier, the CSA had considered moving from a strict BSE to a managed environment after the end of the third wave in South Africa, but now they are forced to put a strict BSE in place following the emergence and quick global surge of Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant.

Manjra concluded, “Whilst at the end of the third wave we considered moving from a strict BSE to a managed environment, the Omicron variant and high levels of community transmission have forced a strict BSE.”

Notably, South Africa and India will play three Tests and three ODI from December 26.

(With IANS Inputs)