<p>Two more members of the ground staff and a plumber at the Wankhede Stadium have tested positive for Covid-19, a day after the facility was cleared to host its share of 10 IPL matches.</p>.<p>The stadium is due to host its first IPL game of the season on April 10, following the lung-opener in Chennai between defending champions the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 9.</p>.<p>"Three at the stadium have tested positive, two are groundsmen," a Mumbai Cricket Association source told <em>PTI.</em></p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-sees-47288-new-covid-19-cases-155-deaths-970773.html" target="_blank">Maharashtra sees 47,288 new Covid-19 cases, 155 deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>Earlier last Saturday, 10 ground staff members of the stadium had tested positive, but most of them have since recovered.</p>.<p>On Monday, the Maharashtra government cleared the decks for the event in Mumbai despite the weekend lockdown provisions and night curfew in the city.</p>.<p>The government allowed teams to practice and travel from their respective hotels to the stadium after 8 pm, when the night curfew would be on to curb the pandemic.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported over 47,000 Covid-19 cases of which Mumbai accounted for more than 9,000.</p>
<p>Two more members of the ground staff and a plumber at the Wankhede Stadium have tested positive for Covid-19, a day after the facility was cleared to host its share of 10 IPL matches.</p>.<p>The stadium is due to host its first IPL game of the season on April 10, following the lung-opener in Chennai between defending champions the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 9.</p>.<p>"Three at the stadium have tested positive, two are groundsmen," a Mumbai Cricket Association source told <em>PTI.</em></p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-sees-47288-new-covid-19-cases-155-deaths-970773.html" target="_blank">Maharashtra sees 47,288 new Covid-19 cases, 155 deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>Earlier last Saturday, 10 ground staff members of the stadium had tested positive, but most of them have since recovered.</p>.<p>On Monday, the Maharashtra government cleared the decks for the event in Mumbai despite the weekend lockdown provisions and night curfew in the city.</p>.<p>The government allowed teams to practice and travel from their respective hotels to the stadium after 8 pm, when the night curfew would be on to curb the pandemic.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported over 47,000 Covid-19 cases of which Mumbai accounted for more than 9,000.</p>