They are the first confirmed cases of the new variant in the country
“Both the cricketers are in quarantine at a hotel. They are in good health,” Bangladesh health minister Zahid Maleque said on Saturday evening. Maleque said the two are the first confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the country.
Everyone who came in contact with them has tested negative for Covid-19, he said. “The whole (cricket) team is also in quarantine. So there is no cause for worry,” Maleque said.
The squad members were supposed to be released from quarantine on December 6 itself, after which they were scheduled to meet the BCB president as part of their celebrations for qualifying for the Word Cup. The programme had to be cancelled due to the positive cases.