Six Sri Lanka women cricketers test positive in Zimbabwe

HARARE: Six Sri Lanka women cricketers who took part in a World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe have tested positive for COVID-19, the Sri Lanka cricket board (SLC) said on Sunday.

However, it's not yet clear whether the players have contracted the new variant of the virus or not.

"Steps will be taken to bring back the Sri Lanka women's team from Zimbabwe," the Sri Lanka cricket board (SLC) said.

After the discovery of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa that prompted travel curbs, the International Cricket Council abandoned the women's cricket World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe.

The detection of the new coronavirus variant called Omicron in South Africa forced a number of countries to tighten border controls and impose curbs on travel from several countries, including Zimbabwe. IANS

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