Two Omicron-affected Tigresses return negative

14-day self-isolation of two cricketers of the Bangladesh women's team came to an end as Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) chief physician Dr. Debashish Chowdhury confirmed that their recent Covid-19 tests returned negative today.

These cricketers had tested positive for coronavirus after returning from Zimbabwe earlier this month following the World Cup qualifiers, which was halted midway due to emergence of a new Covid-19 variant in Africa.

"Both cricketers returned negative and they are okay. They will go back to their respective homes," Dr. Debashish stated.

These two cricketers were the first victims of Omicron [the latest variant of coronavirus] in Bangladesh. Fortunately, they had mild symptoms and did not face any physical difficulties. Now the clearance enables these Tigresses to socialise after a couple of weeks of quarantine.

Earlier, the rest of the Tigresses were moved to the BCB Academy where they had undergone 14-day mandatory quarantine since returning to country. Followed by their latest Covid-19 test results [which all returned negative], they were discharged and sent home ahead of Victory Day last week.