IPL 2021: Covid Continues To Breach Indian Premier League's Bio-Bubble

The Covid-19 infection, which halted Indian Premier League (IPL) in May this year, seems to yet again breach the bio-bubble, with Sunrisers Hyderabad's Thangarasu Natarajan recently testing positi

On the contrary, the recently concluded Olympics, which followed nearly the same concept of bio-bubble, did not turn out to be a super spreader event -- as feared.

"Japan's bio bubble system was very strong (during Games) and for this reason they were praised by the world. The way they got the Paralympics and Olympics done despite Covid scare and none of the players got infected was really appreciable," J.P. Singh, Coach Indian Para Powerlifting team, told IANS.

"We used to get tested (for Covid) everyday. We were not allowed to go outside the Games Village. If any new team joins, they have to go through a three days quarantine period," he added.

While there have been claims of bio-bubble affecting player's mentally, Gupta said it cannot. "No, it should not affect the performance or affect them mentally. As such the risk of Covid 19 is much lesser in open areas as compared to closer office spaces," she noted.

Meanwhile, as the IPL resumed, the official said not to panic. He assured that they are getting all support related to Covid in the UAE. "There is no need to press the panic button right now'. Let's hope for the best. We are getting all the support in the UAE. They, too, are keeping a close watch on everything," the official noted.