The Club Cricket Conference Yearbook 2020

- 34 - Let’s hope to catch a ball soon and not Covid! Hi I am Dr. Afzal, an avid cricket fan, who has also played cricket for Warwickshire CCC in the past. I was also very fortunate to play for the NACC Ladies in its inaugural match against the MCC last summer. I am currently a GP in Birmingham. As you are all aware we are presently in a pandemic caused by the SARS Coronavirus 2 which causes the COVID 19 disease, which has resulted in thousands of deaths worldwide. Covid 19 is caused by respiratory droplets and direct contact with the virus for example by coughing, sneezing, shaking hands, touching surfaces that an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, eyes, or nose. The key symptoms are a persistent cough, fever and changes in senses of either smell or taste. If anyone experiences these they will need to self-isolate for 7 days but if anyone in the household has symptoms then everyone else must self-isolate for 14 days. The reason for this is that if someone at home has had it then you’re likely to catch it in the next few days.