Brian Lara slams 'careless, false' rumours about testing positive for COVID-19

game of cricket is slowly getting back to its feet after been brought to a halt since March due to COVID-19 pandemic. West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara was last seen in cricket action during Ro Safety World Series, which h to be stopped due to pandemic. While West Indies legend has been under self-isolation since March, former cricketer has quashed rumours about him testing positive for coronavirus, saying it was "false" information.

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Brian Lara denies testing positive for COVID-19

Brian Lara on Tuesday took to Instagram and posted a mess where he confirmed news about taking COVID-19 test but reports came back negative. former cricketer even urged people t to spre such ‘false’ information, which may cause panic in an alrey distressing situation.

Brian Lara in his mess furr wrote that misinformation did t cause any harm to him but such ‘careless’ and ‘unnecessary’ information did create ‘worry’ among people in his circle. He furr said that COVID-19 virus isn’t something that should be using in a negative manner to create sensationalism. He also prayed for safety of everyone and said that COVID-19 is going where in near future.

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Shahid Afridi, Mohamm Hafeez, vak Djokovic, Mashrafe Mortaza test positive for COVID-19

Brian Lara isn't only cricketer to have taken a COVID-19 test as or former and current sports personalities have even take test for COVID-19. likes of Shahid Afridi, Mohamm Hafeez, Mashrafe Mortaza and vak Djokovic tested positive for COVID-19 in recent past. Shahid Afridi, after testing positive for COVID-19, h taken to Twitter and wrote he has been unwell and that his body h been aching bly. Shahid Afridi also asked everyone to wish for his speedy recovery.

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Ar Pakistan cricketer Mohamm Hafeez, who is currently with Pakistan side in England, h also tested positive for COVID-19. right-hander recently was among ten players from national side who tested positive for COVID-19 before England tour. However, Mohamm Hafeez was t satisfied with result as he underwent ar test on a personal capacity, which returned negative.

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Last month, former Banglesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza revealed that he has recovered from COVID-19 after getting treatment at home. Mortaza coronavirus news first emerged on June 20 after testing positive along with two or cricketers Nazmul Islam and Nafees Iqbal. Apart from cricketers, World .1 tennis player vak Djokovic tested positive for COVID-19 after w controversial ria tour. However, all of m mand to beat dely virus, which has claimed countless lives across globe.

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