The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Friday gave a go-ahead to Kolkata Police to use the Eden Gardens cricket stadium as a quarantine centre for its personnel. After a clearance from the CAB, Kolkata Police Join Commissioner confirmed that the location has been finalised.

The quarantine centre will be set up in the coming days. The development comes amid a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases among Kolkata Police personnel. This week, the coronavirus cases among the police personnel reached close to 500