2 Zimbabwe international cricket players test positive for Covid-19

Zimbabwe cricket has confirmed that two international players and two members of staff have tested positive for Covid-19.

The two players, Regis Chakabva and Timycen Maruma are not part of the team currently on tour in Pakistan.

The two were room-mates for a week while in a bio-secure bubble set up for players placed on standby at the ZC Academy House in Harare.

Two other members of staff who were providing support services at the same facility have also tested positive for the coronavirus following a screening and testing exercise for those who came into close contact with Chakabva and Maruma.

Zimbabwe’s entire squad for the Pakistan tour stayed at a separate facility – a secluded wing at a Harare hotel – as part of their own bio-secure bubble and they all tested negative before leaving for and upon their arrival in Islamabad this week.

The touring side is scheduled to undergo another round of coronavirus tests at the end of their quarantine period on Tuesday.

Chakabva and Maruma, as well as the other two infected backroom staffers, are currently observing a period of self-isolation in accordance with COVID-19 protocols.