Five members of Indian men’s hockey team contracts to Covid-19

The Indian men's hockey team which is currently preparing for the Commonwealth Games got hit by the Covid-19 outbreak on Thursday. Five members of the camp including striker Gurjant Singh and head coach Graham Reid, have tested positive for the virus.

The RT-PCR tests were conducted on Wednesday morning. The infected, who are suffering from mild symptoms, have been placed in isolation.

"Two players and three



members of the Support Staff of the Indian Men's Hockey team, currently preparing for the Commonwealth Games 2022 have tested positive for Covid-19," Hockey India stated in a release.

According to reports, "Gurjant and Graham Reid have contracted the infection. Ashok Kumar Chinnaswamy, the video analyst of the side has also tested positive."

The other player to have tested positive is midfielder Ashis Kumar Topno.