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Covid-19 hits junior hockey World Cup, government staff handling media tests positive

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Updated: December 3rd, 2021, 16:39 IST
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Covid-19 hits junior hockey World Cup, government staff handling media tests positive

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Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 bug has hit the ongoing FIH Junior Hockey World Cup here after an incident-free week. Organisers said that one positive case has been reported Friday. Despite being held inside a bio-bubble and all media persons covering the event subjected to RT-PCR tests every 48 hours, one person, who has been accessing the media centre at the Kalinga Stadium, tested positive in RT-PCR test conducted Thursday.

According to a member of the local organising committee, the person who tested positive is a social media team member of Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Odisha government.

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The development has created a sort of panic among the organisers. They have made it mandatory for journalists covering the event to undergo RT-PCR tests Friday. If they fail to do so they would be barred from entering the media centre.

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“RT-PCR test is mandatory for all today (Friday) who want to access the media centre and cover the rest of the tournament. It is being conducted every 48 hours but has been made compulsory after a member of DSYS social media team tested positive,” the local official informed.

“The infected person has been accessing the media centre daily and hence contact tracing is on. Today’s test is mandatory for all those who have been using the media centre,” the official added.

The showpiece junior tournament, which started November 25, had remained incident-free till Friday’s case.

While the Junior World Cup is being held inside a bubble without any spectators, mediapersons have been allowed to attend the event under strict Covid-19 safety protocols.

Despite being held behind closed doors, all matches involving India have seen crowd turning up to watch them. Around 3,000 spectators attended the home team’s quarterfinal win against Belgium Wednesday.

“…Audience mostly is the sports hostel students or staff or coaches etc. Some would have come with families. Some families are also staying in the stadium campus itself. There are at least 70-90 family members of Indian team players,” State Information Officer Sujit Ranjan Swain said in a statement while explaining crowd turning up during India matches.

“Some Hockey India delegates with families, some sponsors, some former hockey players and their families are also there. DSYS accredited card holders involved in organising the event are more than 700,” he added.

The pandemic had affected the Junior World Cup even before it began with Australia, New Zealand and England pulling out of the tournament due to different Covid-19 related reasons.

Defending champions India play six-time winners Germany, while Argentina are up against France in the semifinals to be played Friday.

 

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