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England's Moeen Ali is infected with the new UK variant of the coronavirus, Sri Lankan authorities said Wednesday, after the cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 on his arrival in the country 10 days ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Deputy Chief Epidemiologist Hemantha Herath told reporters in Colombo that the 33-year-old England all-rounder was Sri Lanka's first case of the UK strain, which is believed to be more transmissible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The health ministry said extra precautions were ordered to ensure Moeen did not spread the new variant in the country - which is battling an upsurge in infections - but did not elaborate on what they were. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

A ban on flights and passengers from Britain was not applied to the England cricket team, which arrived on a chartered aircraft earlier this month to play two Test matches, the first of which will begin on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Moeen's initial 10-day quarantine was extended on Tuesday after he experienced mild symptoms and fatigue.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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All-rounder Chris Woakes admitted that chances of him playing the first game remain "quite slim" after being a close contact of Moeen and isolating for seven days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Moeen and Woakes are part of an 18-man England squad, with seven additional reserve players, in Sri Lanka to resume the Test series they abandoned in March when the virus was declared a global pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Moeen, who was England's joint-highest wicket-taker alongside Jack Leach in their 3-0 series win in Sri Lanka in 2018, is one of three spinners, including Dom Bess and Leach, in the main squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sri Lanka has seen a surge in virus cases since October, with the total number of infections passing 50,000 on Wednesday. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

The number of deaths has increased to 244 from just 13 at the start of October.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/01\/england-all-rounder-moin-ali-corona-positive,-the-player-who-came-in-contact-decided-to-stay-in-self-isolation1.jpg", "alt_img": "England's Moeen Ali Infected With New UK Strain Of Virus", "alt_title": "England's Moeen Ali Infected With New UK Strain Of Virus", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "England's Moeen Ali Infected With New UK Strain Of Virus | Cricketnmore.com", "seo_desc": "England's Moeen Ali is infected with the new UK variant of the coronavirus, Sri Lankan authorities said Wednesday, after the cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 on his arrival in the country 10 days ago.", "seo_keywords": "coronavirus, Moeen Ali, Australia vs India 2017, England Cricket Team, England Tour Of Sri Lanka", "tag": "", "tagging": "coronavirus,Moeen Ali,Australia vs India 2017,England Cricket Team,England Tour Of Sri Lanka,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "englands-moeen-ali-infected-with-new-uk-strain-of-virus", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1729", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-01-13 23:01:02", "updated": "2021-01-13 23:01:42", "img_from": "Moeen Ali (Image Source: Google)", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "England Tour Of Sri Lanka, England Cricket Team, Australia vs India 2017, Moeen Ali, Coronavirus, Corona New Strain, Moeen Ali Positive", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "27", "jio_date": "2021-01-13 23:01:02", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-01-13 23:01:02", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/englands-moeen-ali-infected-with-new-uk-strain-of-virus-70174" }