IPL 2023: The 16th season of the Indian Premier League is about to begin, but before that the players in the IPL may have to face a lot of difficulties. The last two seasons of IPL have passed under the umbrella of Kovid-19 (IPL 2023 Covid guidelines). Can there be a danger of Kovid-19 in IPL this time also (IPL 2023 Covid Rules)? If a player is found to be Kovid-19 positive during IPL 2023, the BCCI has issued a decree mandating a minimum of 7 days of isolation for the players. Stay connected with Mpanda.In for all the latest cricket news.
However, IPL 2023 will not necessarily have bio-secure bubbles for three years since the pandemic. Whereas IPL said that we want to be careful and if this season players are Kovid-19 positive then they will not be allowed to participate in any kind of practice or any matches. Until his Kovid-19 becomes negative. However, the earliest their mandatory negative test can be is from the fifth day of recovery.
According to ESPNcricinfo, the medical guidelines for the IPL state that “however there has been a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in India. Yet we have to be mindful of the emerging tensions which are becoming a matter of concern at regular intervals. Positive cases should be kept in isolation for a maximum of seven days. The positive cases will not be allowed to participate in any match or event of any kind during the period of isolation”.
“From the fifth day they can undergo RT-PCR and they should be asymptomatic for 24 hours without any medication. Once the first result is negative, a second test should be done at an interval of 24 hours. Players can rejoin the team only after receiving two negative RT-PCR tests at an interval of 24 hours i.e. on day five and day six”.
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