South Africa’s three-match one-day international series in India which is scheduled later this month will go ahead as per schedule, however, strict protocols will be followed amid the growing threat of the coronavirus. The Proteas will head to India for a trio of 50-over matches on March 12, 15, 18 in Dharamsala, Lucknow, and Kolkata.
South Africa’s ODI tour of India still on under strict
The squad will travel to India via Dubai on Sunday and spend a day in Delhi, before travelling to each of the three playing venues where no positive cases have been confirmed so far.
Meanwhile, Cricket South Africa has issued a statement confirming that the matches are all set to go ahead as the risk factor is relatively low, but special measures will be taken to protect their players. The CSA said in a statement, “None of the playing venues have recorded positive cases and travel between these cities will be via chartered flights reducing the risk even further. The risks in Dubai and Delhi are considered low.”
It further added, “While the risk remains low, precautionary measures are necessary because of the highly infectious nature of the disease. The team has been appraised of hygiene precautions, avoidance measures, and symptom recognition in addition to being provided with travel kits.”
CSA said it had used information from various international experts, including the World Health Organisation as well as consulting with the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the South African embassy in India.
The squad will be proved with travel kits while CSA chief medical officer Dr. Shuaib Mantra will travel as the team doctor.
CSA’s statement read, “Cricket South Africa (CSA) is fully conscious of the risks presented in regard to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and has engaged in a formal risk assessment process to ensure the health and safety of and duty of care to our players and staff.”
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