{"id":50279,"date":"2021-03-27T05:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=50279"},"modified":"2021-03-27T08:56:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T08:56:53","slug":"tendulkar-tests-positive-to-covid-19-in-second-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=50279","title":{"rendered":"Tendulkar tests positive to COVID-19 in second wave"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar<\/a> has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 as case numbers soar in his home country.<\/p>\n

In a tweet Saturday, Tendulkar — widely considered the greatest batsman of all time — said he was experiencing mild symptoms. Others at his home had tested negative, he added.<\/p>\n

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"I've quarantined myself at home and am following all the necessary protocols as advised by my doctors," he said in the tweet<\/a>. <\/p>\n

"I want to thank all the healthcare professionals who are supporting me and many others across the country."<\/p>\n

\"Sachin<\/p>\n

Tendulkar retired from cricket in 2013. His cricket career spanned 24 years, in which time he amassed a record 15,921 runs – making him the highest run scorer in Test history.<\/p>\n

Tendulkar's announcement comes as India experiences a spike in Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n

On Friday, India's Ministry of Health reported 59,118 new coronavirus cases — the country's most in a single day since last year<\/a>. Many of the cases are in Maharashtra state, which reported more than 36,900 new infections and 112 related deaths Friday. <\/p>\n

Officials have announced a night curfew starting Sunday. Randeep Guleria, director at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, told CNN on Wednesday that the spike is the "beginning of a second wave" in the country.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics — which has been carrying out genome sequencing and analysis of coronavirus strains since December — says 771 cases of variants of concern have now been detected in India. <\/p>\n

Most of the cases are the coronavirus variant first identified in the UK, according to a statement from the Indian Ministry of Health on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

While the ministry has not correlated these to the recent rise in cases, the variants have been primarily detected in states such as Punjab and Maharashtra — called states of "grave concern," given that they are contributing to most of the nation's case load.<\/p>\n

Guleria said the emergence of the more infectious UK variant in some states may be one of the factors contributing to the recent surge in case numbers.<\/p>\n

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