Adelaide Oval confirmed a member of the venue’s broadcast crew has tested positive to Covid-19 ahead of day four of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England.
The ground’s media centre on the fourth floor of the southern stand was deep-cleaned on Sunday after a broadcaster returned a positive Covid-19 result as part of scheduled testing. According to reports, ABC and BBC commentators have been told to stay in their hotel.Catch every moment of The Ashes live and ad-break free during play on Kayo.
Media have been required to undergo several Covid-19 tests and wear masks while covering the day-night Test match., the unidentified person is understood to have interviewed England batter Dawid Malan on Saturday. However, the broadcaster was wearing a mask during the interview, so there is no issue with the cricketer.
“There’s been a scare in the media centre this morning,” Fox Cricket presenter Kath Loughnan said. “So everybody is on alert, not just the players.”
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