33 people test Covid-19 positive at SAI Bengaluru, 16 of them hockey players
Bengaluru, Jan 21: Sixteen members of the senior men's hockey team have been tested Covid-19 positive in Bengaluru on Friday.
Among the 33 Covid-19 cases detected on Friday at the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence, 16 members belong to men's hockey team, PTI reports.
According to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), it collected 128 tests samples and majority of them are asymptomatic. However, all of them have been isolated.
"16 athletes and one coach from the Senior Men's Hockey team, training at the centre ahead of the upcoming FIH Pro League in South Africa, have tested positive. They are all asymptomatic," the SAI said.
Among
the
junior
women's
hockey
girls
training
for
the
World
Cup
in
April,
15
have
tested
positive.
Out
of
the
positive
cases,
three
are
asymptomatic
while
12
are
symptomatic.
One
senior
women's
hockey
team
player,
who
is
symptomatic,
and
a
masseuse
from
the
athletics
team
have
also
tested
positive.
SAI
claimed
that
it
is
taking
all
the
necessary
steps
to
treat
the
players
in
isolation
and
help
them
recover
steadily.
PTI