Pakistan cricketers strike 'mentally, physically' by NZ Covid isolation
Pakistan's cricketers complained Monday to be affected "mentally and physically" by New Zealand's strict Covid-19 protocols, which have kept the players holed up in their quarantine resort for almost two weeks.
Coach Misbah-ul-Haq said the crew was looking forward to exiting managed isolation, with New Zealand Cricket telling the latest virus assessments had all keep coming back negative and they ought to be allowed out on Tuesday.
Because the 50-plus squad of players and officials arrived keep going month, 10 have tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing New Zealand health authorities to withdraw permission for the team to teach in isolation.
Early in their stay, several associates were caught mingling jointly at their four-star quarantine hotel in Christchurch, in breach of the managed isolation rules.
"Top professional sportsmen require some environment to prepare so that they are able to perform anyway expected levels whenever they represent their countries," Misbah said in a good statement.
He said Pakistan "value and understand" the health and safety regulations, but "there is no denying the actual fact that the implementation of certain restrictions has affected our sportsmen, both mentally and physically ahead of an international series".
All abroad arrivals to Fresh Zealand must spend fourteen days on quarantine, with sports teams that return negative assessments after three times granted permission to teach together in isolation.
On Friday, 10 days after the Pakistan workforce arrived, New Zealand wellness officials said "ongoing considerations" about the chance of even more infections meant their training ban cannot be lifted.
"I want to compliment my players and the management team for their patience, sacrifices and the hardships they have endured to ensure they not merely lead the safe and sound resumption of international cricket through the Covid-19 pandemic... but also try to give their very best every time they stage on the field," Misbah said.
New Zealand Cricket explained the negative tests meant the touring party would be permitted to keep isolation on Tuesday, pending health division approval, to prepare for his or her first Twenty20 match against the Black Caps on December 18.
THE BRAND NEW Zealand health ministry refused to confirm the results of the team's latest tests.
