ECB planning to install coronavirus checkpoints to resume cricketing activity

England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to install coronavirus checkpoints and isolation units at grounds in its bid to resume international cricket without any spectator. ECB h suspended all professional cricket till May 28, delaying start of new season, due to COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 22,000 people globally. However, ECB director of events Steve Elworthy said y are looking at ways to resume play inside closed doors and that it would need a sterile "bubble" to ensure identification of anyone in vicinity who was carrying virus.

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'We're mapping out': Steve Elworthy

"We're mapping out what international matches would look like behind closed doors," Elworthy told Guardian.

UK government h banned mass garing of more than 500 prior to current under lockdown to contain virus.Alluding to initial government vice, Elworthy said: " vice around mass garings was 500 people or fewer. "That was guided by potential impact on critical services like paramedics and doctors."You would likely have to work within that number (which would be me up of essential matchday staff)... n you have to think about medical provisions, creating a safe and sterile environment around that venue, so that everyone who comes in is clear. "So it's how you test m at gate, isolation units that you have to put in. se are considerations we are thinking about."

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England's home series later this year

England are set to host four teams -- West Indies, Australia, Pakistan, and Ireland this year, while England's women are due to host South Africa and India."We're w thinking of all se things, risks posed, and it just gets bigger and wider," Elworthy said."But if that is situation we are faced with n we will deliver on absolutely every single one of those to make sure it does happen."

Elworthy, however, insisted everyone's safety is priority and decision to conduct matches will t be decided by ecomic need."One thing you have to consider is national mood. You might be able to deliver a match but would it be right thing? Operationally, we believe we can deliver anything but we have to have an eye on that. You don't just operate in a bubble, you need peripheral vision."(And) making sure everyone is in a safe environment is front and center of discussions.

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