Sourav tests negative for COVID-19

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has tested negative for COVID-19 after he gave his samples as a precautionary measure.

By :  migrator
Update: 2020-07-25 18:33 GMT

Kolkata

The former India captain has been in home quarantine for more than a week after his elder brother Snehasish Ganguly tested positive for the contagious disease. “He (Sourav) is living with his ailing mother and family. As a precautionary measure, he took the test voluntarilyand the report came negative on Friday

evening,” a source told PTI.

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) secretary Snehasish is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a couple of days. “He is doing fine and also handling his office work from the hospital through virtual meetings. We expect him to be released in a couple of days,” added the source.

Snehasish’s family -- wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law along with their domestic helper -- had tested positive for COVID-19 on June 20.

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