The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mulling to review its current testing policy under which players positive COVID-19 players must have two subsequent negative tests before departing for the upcoming England tour, reported ESPNcricinfo.
The head of the board’s medical department Dr. Sohail Saleem has sought guidance from various experts during a bid to know whether players who tested positive can depart for England after one negative test.
The 10 players and one support staffer will undergo testing again on Friday and if the board were to suits their original policy, then the group would have a 3rd test on Saints Peter and Paul.
However, it's due to the third test that the board is during a dilemma because it would mean that they're going to miss the chartered flight arranged by Britain and Wales Cricket Board on June 28.
It is pertinent to say that veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez underwent a second test on his expense which returned negative, each day after he was declared positive by the PCB.
The board, however, has said that it'll only count tests conducted with Shaukat Khanum hospital because the PCB officially acquired its testing services, therefore, Hafeez’s negative test, conducted at a special private lab, won't be considered.
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