{"id":6905,"date":"2020-12-08T05:44:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T06:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=6905"},"modified":"2020-12-08T07:07:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:07:26","slug":"nz-health-officials-clear-pakistan-squad-to-leave-managed-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=6905","title":{"rendered":"NZ Health officials clear Pakistan squad to leave managed isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arysports.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Health-officials-clear-Pakistan-squad-to-leave-managed-isolation.jpg\" width=\"742\" height=\"486\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Christchurch:\u00a0New Zealand public health officials have cleared almost the entire Pakistan cricket squad to leave their managed isolation facilities later on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">New Zealand Cricket had said on Monday that the squad, which has been tested for COVID-19 five times since arriving two weeks ago, was scheduled to leave isolation on Tuesday pending final approval from local health officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">\u201cAfter extensive testing and completion of their time in managed isolation in Christchurch, the Canterbury DHB medical officer of health is satisfied these people pose a very low risk to the community,\u201d the Health Ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pakistan and Shaheens squad leave for Queenstown<br \/>PC: PCB<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ARYSports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ARYSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NZvPAK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NZvPAK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qc4II7iYhl\">pic.twitter.com\/Qc4II7iYhl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ARY Sports (@ARYSports_Web) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARYSports_Web\/status\/1336194778795532289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">One unidentified member of the 53-strong squad, however, would stay in the facility after he tested positive on day six of their mandatory 14-day isolation.<\/p>\n<p>One member of the squad also repeatedly tested negative in isolation but had been in quarantine in Auckland after showing signs of infection when they arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">Six tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival while four others were identified as positive during their isolation, although those cases were considered \u201chistorical\u201d, the Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-paragraph-2Bgue ArticleBody-para-TD_9x\">The squad are scheduled to fly to Queenstown later on Tuesday for an intra-squad game before the first of three T20I matches on December 18. The team will then play a two-test series from December 26.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arysports.tv\/nz-skipper-williamson-might-miss-matches-against-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NZ skipper Williamson might miss matches against Pakistan<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Christchurch:\u00a0New Zealand public health officials have cleared almost the entire Pakistan cricket squad to leave their managed isolation facilities later on Tuesday. 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