The England cricket team were hit by a new coronavirus scare Friday as two staff members tested positive and were hospitalized, officials said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Epidemiologist Venura Singarachchi told AFP the two kitchen staff at the Light House hotel in the Sri Lankan city of Galle were tested after they showed symptoms.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England is playing two Tests against Sri Lanka in Galle. Despite strict efforts to enforce a bio-secure bubble, they have already seen all-rounder Moeen Ali test positive since arriving in the South Asian nation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Singarachchi said the two hotel staff had been sent to a treatment center. "We are now trying to trace their contacts,<\/strong>" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The England cricket board said they were not worried about the infections. <\/p>\r\n\r\n "Our protocols have been excellent and we continue to be vigilant," spokesman Danny Reuben told AFP.<\/p>\r\n\r\n He said players respected social distancing, wore masks in indoor settings at the hotel, and where possible dined outdoors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Reuben said Moeen was still isolating at a different hotel in Galle and would return to the team as soon as it was safe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n England arrived in Sri Lanka on January 3 and spent a week in isolation in the southern town of Hambantota before traveling to Galle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n They were allowed into the country despite a ban on flights from Britain in an effort to keep out a new, more contagious coronavirus variant.<\/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 and deaths rising to over 250 from just 13 in October.<\/p>\r\n",
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