35 athletes at SAI Bengaluru isolated after testing COVID-19 positive, doctors’ panel formed

The
revelation
prompted
the
SAI
Bengaluru
to
set
up
a
committee
of
doctors
to
conduct
tests
and
ensure
the
standard
operating
procedure
(SOP)
is
followed
on
the
campus.
The
solace
for
the
SAI
is
that
none
of
the
players
preparing
for
the
international
events
such
as
the
Commonwealth
and
Asian
Games
have
contracted
the
disease,
they
added.

“The
SAI
had
conducted
random
tests
on
210
people
comprising
175
athletes
and
35
coaches.
Of
them,
35
have
tested
positive,”
a
source
told
PTI
on
condition
of
anonymity.
She
added
that
among
the
infected
persons,
31
are
asymptomatic
while
the
four
had
mild
symptoms.

“All
of
them
have
been
isolated.
However,
they
did
not
require
hospitalisation,”
she
said.
The
infected
athletes
were
detected
after
a
few
showed
mild
symptoms
compelling
the
authorities
to
conduct
a
random
test.
It
was
also
decided
by
the
SAI
that
those
players
who
did
not
contract
the
disease
will
be
allowed
to
participate
in
the
national-level
event,
another
source
said.

However,
those
players
will
undergo
tests
on
arrival
and
will
be
allowed
to
mingle
with
other
players
only
if
their
test
reports
come
negative.
He
also
said
the
panel
constituted
by
SAI
on
Thursday
has
Dr
Monika
Ghuge,
Dr
Rashid,
Dr
Ameya
and
physiotherapist
Dr
Ranganathan.

The
committee
will
closely
monitor
the
implementation
of
SOPs,
quarantine
norms,
isolation
facilities
and
suggest
measures
to
contain
the
spread
of
COVID-19.