Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley contracts COVID

Canberra: Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley is isolating at home with his family after contracting Covid-19 virus. 

Hockley, who is fully vaccinated, is now following covid related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and government health rules.

Reportedly, his family members have tested negative. 

Cricket Australia have announced that their chief executive officer Nick Hockley has tested positive to COVID-19 following a PCR test. He says he's recovering well.

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In the latest virus disruption to the Australian cricket season, CA said its chief executive developed mild symptoms and a PCR test confirmed he had caught the disease.

CA said Hockley had followed its biosecurity rules, meaning he has had no direct contact with the Australian men's test squad or other teams.

 “After experiencing mild symptoms, I immediately got a PCR test which has since returned a positive result,” he said in a statement.

He further added, “It is a reminder of the complexity Covid-19 presents for major sporting events and the importance of being vaccinated, getting a booster as soon as possible, and getting tested as soon as symptoms present themselves”.