COVID-19 makes its way into ICC headquarters; work from home for all staffers

The coronavirus has made its way into the International Cricket Council (ICC) headquarters as few of its staffers in Dubai were tested positive for the dreaded virus. The persons are in mandatory isolation as per the United Arab Emirates’ health protocols and if required the ICC headquarters may remain closed for a few days.



In that case, the staffers would be required to work from home as the entire premises is being sanitised for operations to restart. Although there has been no official statement from the ICC, a source close to the development confirmed the cases and said that the apex body was ready for any eventuality.



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“It has been managed very well by the ICC as they were prepared considering the second surge of cases in the UAE,” the board official said was quoted as saying to TOI. Meanwhile, ICC Academy grounds are safe, in which the IPL teams are training since those are located at a different place at some distance from the headquarters.



“The ICC Academy is perfectly safe because neither it is adjacent to the office headquarters nor are there any ICC staff who are present at the practice session. So there is no question of any health scare as far as IPL teams are concerned,” a senior board source told PTI on the condition of anonymity.