Papua New Guinea: The board confirms that there are insufficient players who can pass the requisite covid tests for overseas travel.
After a rash of Covid-19 infections in the camp. Papua New Guinea was “forced to withdraw” from the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe this month.
PNG was placed in quarantine on October 30 in preparation for their scheduled departure on November 6. But when repeated PCR tests on squad members came back negative. They were forced to withdraw due to “not having enough players for the tour who can pass the covid tests required for flying.”
Cricket PNG media release:
“We have also over the weekend worked with the ICC on later flight options. To give the team more time to still be able to tour. Unfortunately, all the extra efforts to get the team to travel have been unsuccessful,”
After nearly two years of no cricket owing to the virus.
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Papua New Guinea was ready to fly early to acclimate to Zimbabwean conditions.
In the group stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, PNG would face the West Indies, Netherlands, Ireland, and Sri Lanka. In all, two teams from this competition will compete in the main tournament.
“Months of hard work have gone into this tour. And to be robbing by Covid before we could leave is hard to accept.
Covid is in the community in PNG and despite putting in best practices. Including vaccinations and quarantining players seven days early, it wasn’t enough on this occasion. Our only comfort is that all the players and support staff have tested positive. Due to being vaccinated, have had only mild or no symptoms.”
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