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Published : Nov 28, 2020, 1:00 pm IST
Updated : Nov 28, 2020, 1:00 pm IST
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A seventh member of the Pakistan cricket team in New Zealand has tested positive for Covid-19 and will join other infected teammates

Wellington: A seventh member of the Pakistan cricket team in New Zealand has tested positive for Covid-19 and will join other infected teammates in quarantine.

Six members of the 53-member squad tested positive on Tuesday when the team arrived in New Zealand from Pakistan and began its compulsory 14-day stay in managed isolation.

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The seventh member tested positive on Friday when players and officials again were tested on the third day of their isolation period.

Under New Zealand rules, people in managed isolation generally are tested on the third and 12th days of the isolation period. The new infection was reported on Saturday by New Zealand's ministry of health in its daily update of Covid cases.

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"One additional member of the Pakistan cricket squad has today tested positive during routine testing," the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

"The remainder of the results from the squad's day 3 swab testing apart from the six who have already returned a positive result are negative."

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The Pakistan team has already received a final warning from the health ministry after players breached protocols on their first day in isolation. The ministry said closed-circuit television footage from the team's Christchurch hotel showed squad members mingling in corridors and sharing food.

Players and team management are required to stay in their rooms for the first three days of the isolation period.

The first T20 will take place on Dec. 18 and the tests are the main features of New Zealand's domestic summer.

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On Friday, the health ministry said the team's conduct had "significantly improved" after the warning was issued.

"We thank members of the team for their co-operation with the case investigations following the announcement of positive cases within the team," the Ministry said.

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