The cricketers, who were part of the ongoing T20 series between India and England, will not have to go through a tough quarantine of seven days before the IPL as they will be transported from one bubble to another according to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Released on Saturday. The BCCI has made it clear that any person associated with IPL will no longer be vaccinated as the Government of India has put in place a system that is currently being followed.
According to the SOP, “Players coming from the bubble created for the India vs England series can directly join the franchise squad without serving a mandatory quarantine period.
“After the conclusion of the series, they go directly to the team hotel by bus or chartered flight … If the travel arrangements are to the satisfaction of the CMO, such players will be able to serve directly in quarantine or without the need for RT PCR tests of the team Can enter the bubble, ”said SOP.
Similarly, for all franchisees who are pre-camping in a bio-safe bubble, they will be entitled to a bubble-to-bubble transfer if their travel arrangements are satisfactory.
However, if the CMO is not satisfied, all those players will have to undergo seven days of hard quarantine and return with three negative tests.
The SOP stated that at this point, the government did not specify anything on the vaccination of elite athletes.
“In India, the first group to be vaccinated are healthcare and frontline workers. The second group is individuals over 60 years of age and between 45 and 59 years of age as of 1 January 2022, with comrade terms. Government announcement Still left. Vaccination program of others including elite athletes. “
Some other key points are as follows:
Bubble integrity manager concept
The BCCI will appoint 4 security staff with each franchise team to be the designated bubble integrity manager. They will be part of the respective team bubbles and will travel with the teams for the entire duration of IPL 2021. Their job will be to report any bio-safe environmental protocol violations by franchise members to the Chief Medical Officer.
Family members and owners
They can only release the bubble in unavoidable circumstances. However, prior to leaving the bubble for unplanned visits, prior permission has to be obtained from the Chief Medical Officer of the BCCI. Re-entry into the bubble is allowed only after completing 7 days of quarantine and confirming that all 3 results of day 2, day 5 and morning 7 RT-PCR tests are negative.
Violation of any bio-safe environmental protocol by franchise members or their families will be subject to disciplinary action by the BCCI.
hotel
Preferably, hotel small properties will be chosen that can be fully booked for exclusive use by participants within a bio-secure environment. This would avoid teams coming in contact with other guests at the hotel. If a larger hotel is chosen, participants will be accommodated in a separate wing of the hotel. No other hotel guests will be allowed in the team zone / floor.
Dedicated floors / zones will be allotted to each franchise team, match officials and match management teams to avoid a mix of different groups within the hotel complex.
Dedicated check-in counters will be arranged for various groups.
A separate entry and exit gate will be available for team members.
A dedicated lift will be available for the exclusive use of team members.
Special access to the gym and swimming pool will be available for the use of team members. If exclusive access cannot be granted, then each team will be given specific time slots.
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Each hotel will have a designated hotel manager, who will be responsible for ensuring that the hotel guidelines outlined in these health and safety protocols for IPL 2021 are followed by all hotel staff.
Within their zones, players and team support staff will be provided with safe corridors for movement within the hotel.
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