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I-League postponed for 6 weeks

The AIFF on Monday determined to delay the I-League through a length of six weeks after a recent COVID-19 outbreak hit the taking part groups throughout the bio-bubble.

I-League was once suspended for every week remaining Wednesday after COVID-19 breached its bio-bubble. 8 gamers and 3 officers had examined sure for the scary virus, remaining week.

“With the choice of sure circumstances emerging everywhere the rustic exponentially, the brand new covid norms and restrictions being carried out through the Govt of West Bengal, and with the philosophy of AIFF now not permitting any compromise with the well being and protection of the gamers and officers, it’s prudent that the I-League 2021-22 be postponed through no less than 6 weeks, a reality which was once corroborated through all of the taking part golf equipment within the assembly,” AIFF mentioned in a observation launched.

“The golf equipment additionally unanimously preferred the efforts taken through the AIFF to offer paramount significance to the well being of the gamers and officers,” it added.

The protocol of the bio bubble will proceed until January 7, as all groups will likely be examined once more on January 5, and groups can commute again to their respective locations as soon as they’re examined adverse.

Gamers and officers who’ve examined sure within the group inns who’ve already been remoted will likely be handled, and quarantined in Kolkata as in keeping with the well being parameters laid down and will likely be allowed to go away the bubble once they check adverse.

The match is being held throughout 3 venues in West Bengal — Naihati Stadium, Mohun Bagan Floor in Kolkata, and the Kalyani Stadium.

Simplest six fits of the I-League season were performed up to now — on December 26 and 27 — prior to it was once suspended