guidelines issued here. The Patiala Health Department banned the entry of outsiders inside the due to the rising cases of COVID-19 across the country. India's elite athletes including the Olympic-bound ones train at Patiala and their functional area is already in the "Green Zone" and out of bounds for anyone residing outside the campus.
A source privy to the development told "Yes, outsider entry has been banned. We have been informed about it," Earlier on Friday, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) announced a three-week "summer vacation" at its National Centres of Excellence (NCOE) owing to the relentless spike in COVID-19 cases but said that the Olympic-bound will continue to train at their ongoing camps.
However, none of the affected athletes were Tokyo-bound.The decision came after testing at its centres in Patiala, Bengaluru and Sonipat threw up significant number of positive cases among athletes and support staff. SAI said it will arrange for the safe return of all NCOE athletes who are heading home.
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