SAI detects 33 positive COVID-19 cases, 16 of them hockey players

Sixteen members of the senior men’s hockey team were among the 33 COVID-19 cases detected on Friday at the Sports Authority of India’s National Centre of Excellence.

The positive cases came after 128 tests were conducted at the high-profile centre, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said.

Majority of them are asymptomatic and all of them have been isolated, SAI said



but did not divulge the identities of those infected.

“16 athletes and one coach from the Senior Men’s Hockey team, training at the centre ahead of the upcoming FIH Pro League in South Africa, have tested positive. They are all asymptomatic,” the SAI said.

SAI said it is taking all the necessary steps to treat the players in isolation and help them recover steadily.