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No Outside Food, More Frequent Covid-19 Testing for All in IPL Bio-bubble
With the rapid increase of the second Covid-19 wave in India, the IPL committee has enforced more strict restrictions in the bio-bubble, according to a report in Indian Express. It is understood that those inside the bubble being tested for the virus every two days, instead of every five days. Even though the players do not have any contact with the outside world, still the BCCI is not willing to take any chances. In another move, the IPL committee has barred players from ordering food outside of the hotel, where they are staying. “Earlier in the tournament, we had permitted food deliveries from outside your designated hotels, but these privileges have also been withdrawn. Apart from this, we have also increased our level of caution to strengthen our bio-bubbles,” BCCI chief executive officer Hemang Amin informed all IPL teams.
Meanwhile, Indian cricketers currently part of the IPL 2021 will be permitted to get COVID-19 vaccinations from Saturday but reportedly it won’t be compulsory. The Indian government had recently announced that from May 1 onwards, every citizen above 18 years of age will be eligible to get the vaccination against the deadly virus.
“The Indian players can get vaccinated from Saturday. It is a call that is left on players,” news agency ANI quoted an unnamed BCCI source as saying on Tuesday.
