3 South Africa players isolated after one tests positive for Covid before England Tour

 Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that one player in the South Africa squad has tested positive for Covid-19 before the team entered the bio-safe environment for the upcoming series against England in Cape Town.


That player, along with two others that were considered close contacts based on risk assessment undertaken by the medical team, has been placed in immediate isolation as part of Covid-19 protocol Currently, the players are all asymptomatic but the CSA medical team will continue to monitor them over the coming days.


CSA has confirmed that at this point in time, none of the players will be withdrawn from the squad


The Proteas face England in three T20 internationals and three ODIs in the first international cricket matches in South Africa since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Sports24)



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