London, July 18 (UNI) New Zealand’s preparations for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have suffered a big setback with the news of star all-rounder Amelia Kerr testing positive for Covid-19. The 21-year- old tested positive in Eng- land on Saturday and will spend the next week in hotel isolation away from the rest of her teammates. The Commonwealth Games begin on July 29.
Kerr is the only New Zealand player to have tested positive, with the White Ferns to continue to monitor and test the remainder of the squad ahead of matches against England A later this week, according to ICC.
Following those warm-up matches, New Zealand will relocate from their training base at Millfield School in Somerset to Birmingham for the start of the Commonwealth Games at the end of the month.
New Zealand is in Group B for the eight-team tournament, with a clash against South Africa as their first assignment at Edgbaston on July 30.
