One of the two charter flights transporting New Zealand’s IPL contingent back home has already departed India, and the other will leave this evening (NZ time) after being delayed for logistical reasons. All those on the flights have been, and will be, observing prescribed pre-departure and in-flight protocols, including Covid-19 tests, social distancing, mask wearing and best-practice hygiene, and will again be assessed on arrival in Auckland. Once Seifert has undergone treatment and the statutory period of isolation and has tested negative for Covid-19, he will be transferred back to New Zealand where he will undergo the mandatory 14-day period of managed isolation.
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New Zealand’s wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert, who represented Kolkata Knight Riders in the postponed 2021 edition of Indian Premier League, has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be on the charter flight back home with other players and support staff.
He will, instead, stay in isolation in Ahmedabad before returning to Chennai, where he will be treated at a private hospital. Seifert failed both his pre-departure RT-PCR tests and is experiencing moderate symptoms., according to a statement by New Zealand Cricket.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said Seifert had returned seven negative tests in the 10 days leading up to his pre-departure protocols.
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KKR batsman Tim Seifert tests positive for COVID-19
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08 May 2021, 12:18 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Kiwi batsman Tim Seifert has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be travelling back to New Zealand on the charter flight with Blackcaps other Indian Premier League (IPL) players, support staff and commentators.
Seifert, who represented the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL, failed both his pre-departure PCR tests and as a result will be taken into quarantine. Immediate advice is that he is experiencing moderate symptoms.
One of the two charter flights transporting New Zealand s IPL contingent back home has already departed India, and the other will leave this evening (NZ time) after being delayed for logistical reasons.
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