The BCCI, along with its medical services provider VPS Healthcare, will facilitate the conduct of over 30,000 RT-PCR tests on all IPL players, support staff and other stakeholders during the remaining 31 games of the cash-rich league in the UAE.
In fact, the Dubai-based health care company is in charge of the emergency treatment of players, sports medicine specialists and even air ambulance assistance during the tournament starting on September 19.
Nursing and medical staff will be accommodated in the same hotel Bio-Bubbles to avoid players from running out of IPL Bio-Bubbles for any medical emergency.
The rescheduled IPL will have RT-PCR testing every third day instead of every fifth day as during the previous edition in the UAE.
It is learned that to meet the needs of IPL players and other participants, it has formed a 100-member multidisciplinary team for Sports Medicine and COVID-19 Management.
Two medical teams of doctors, nurses, paramedics and laboratory technicians will be set up in each stadium for each match.
Prior to the arrival of the players, VPS Healthcare completed testing for over 750 hotel staff across 14 hotels in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
On 13 August, it began testing players from the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings teams. With updated protocols requiring players and officials to be tested once every three days, the healthcare provider expects more than 30,000 PCR tests this year.
It has the capacity to conduct 2,000 PCR tests for IPL each day, with a turnaround time of 6-8 hours. In addition, to ensure safe bio-bubbles, nurses and other medical staff are accommodated in the same 14 hotels where the players stay until the end of the tournament.
Dr. Shajir Ghaffar, CEO, VPS Healthcare (Dubai & Northern Emirates) said, “Our team is fully equipped to take care of the medical needs of IPL participants.
“The UAE has a good strike rate in conducting high-profile sporting events seamlessly during the pandemic. Even in these challenging times, the country is setting new standards in the management of international sporting tournaments through its state-of-the-art stadiums, impeccable measures , and well trained personnel.
“With the second leg of the IPL and the ICC T20 World Cup taking place back-to-back, the UAE can cement its leading position as a safe global sporting venue.”
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BCCI to facilitate 30,000 RT-PCR tests during IPL’s second phase, medical staff to remain in same bubble
The BCCI, along with its medical services provider VPS Healthcare, will facilitate the conduct of over 30,000 RT-PCR tests on all IPL players, support staff and other stakeholders during the remaining 31 games of the cash-rich league in the UAE.
In fact, the Dubai-based health care company is in charge of the emergency treatment of players, sports medicine specialists and even air ambulance assistance during the tournament starting on September 19.
Nursing and medical staff will be accommodated in the same hotel Bio-Bubbles to avoid players from running out of IPL Bio-Bubbles for any medical emergency.
The rescheduled IPL will have RT-PCR testing every third day instead of every fifth day as during the previous edition in the UAE.
It is learned that to meet the needs of IPL players and other participants, it has formed a 100-member multidisciplinary team for Sports Medicine and COVID-19 Management.
Two medical teams of doctors, nurses, paramedics and laboratory technicians will be set up in each stadium for each match.
Prior to the arrival of the players, VPS Healthcare completed testing for over 750 hotel staff across 14 hotels in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
On 13 August, it began testing players from the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings teams. With updated protocols requiring players and officials to be tested once every three days, the healthcare provider expects more than 30,000 PCR tests this year.
It has the capacity to conduct 2,000 PCR tests for IPL each day, with a turnaround time of 6-8 hours. In addition, to ensure safe bio-bubbles, nurses and other medical staff are accommodated in the same 14 hotels where the players stay until the end of the tournament.
Dr. Shajir Ghaffar, CEO, VPS Healthcare (Dubai & Northern Emirates) said, “Our team is fully equipped to take care of the medical needs of IPL participants.
“The UAE has a good strike rate in conducting high-profile sporting events seamlessly during the pandemic. Even in these challenging times, the country is setting new standards in the management of international sporting tournaments through its state-of-the-art stadiums, impeccable measures , and well trained personnel.
“With the second leg of the IPL and the ICC T20 World Cup taking place back-to-back, the UAE can cement its leading position as a safe global sporting venue.”
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