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Isolation over for Pakistan squad

17:27 pm on 8 December 2020

All but one member of the Pakistan cricket squad has left managed isolation or quarantine.

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The Ministry of Health granted permission for 52 of the 54-strong touring party to end their stay at a managed isolation facility in Christchurch on Tuesday.

"After extensive testing and completion of their time in managed isolation in Christchurch, the Canterbury DHB medical officer of health is satisfied these people pose a very low risk to the community," the MOH said in a statement.

Another member of the group, who had been in quarantine in Auckland after arriving from Dubai feeling unwell, had also been cleared to leave that facility.

The 54th and final member of the party was one of the six players who had tested positive after arriving in New Zealand and would remain at the Christchurch managed isolation hotel until fully recovered.

The confirmations came after the Pakistan squad's fifth and final day 12, Covid-19 tests were all negative.

The squad travelled to Queenstown on Tuesday night, where they would train and prepare for the first of three T20 matches against the Black Caps in Auckland on 18 December.

The three-match T20 series was followed by two test matches, with the first of those starting in Mt Maunganui on Boxing Day.