An eighth member of Pakistan's cricket squad has tested positive for Covid-19 as the team undergoes quarantine in Christchurch, said New Zealand health authorities on Wednesday.
The Health Department said that there was one new confirmed case among the squad and a further two members were being investigated, adding to the seven who previously tested positive over the past week.
The department said the team would not be allowed to train together until doctors were confident it would not lead to more Covid-19 cases.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield issued the team with a "final warning" last week for flouting social distancing protocols at their hotel.
No further breaches have been reported since.
Two of the original six cases last week were subsequently found to be historical, meaning they were not infectious, while the other four were active. A seventh member of the squad tested positive on Saturday.
The 53-member tour party, led by skipper Babar Azam, arrived in Christchurch on Nov. 24 for two weeks of quarantine, which is mandatory for all overseas arrivals in New Zealand.
All tested negative before leaving Lahore for the five-match tour, which is scheduled to begin with a Twenty20 International in Auckland on Dec. 18.
New Zealand has largely eradicated community transmission of Covid-19, recording just 1,704 cases and 25 deaths in a population of five million.
Published 02 December 2020, 04:15 IST