<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield issued the team with a "final warning" last week for flouting social distancing protocols at their hotel.</p>.<p>No further breaches have been reported since.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>New Zealand has largely eradicated community transmission of Covid-19, recording just 1,704 cases and 25 deaths in a population of five million.</p>
<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield issued the team with a "final warning" last week for flouting social distancing protocols at their hotel.</p>.<p>No further breaches have been reported since.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>New Zealand has largely eradicated community transmission of Covid-19, recording just 1,704 cases and 25 deaths in a population of five million.</p>