After being declared COVID-19 positive, Mohammad Hafeez tests negative

On Tuesday, the PCB had announced that as many as seven players from Pakistan tested positive for novel coronavirus.

The players include Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, Imran Khan.

Earlier, the board had announced that Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, and Haider Ali have been diagnosed with the deadly virus.

Senior batsman Hafeez conducted a private test at a different lab in Lahore for a "second opinion" for him and his family.

According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, Hafeez had his second test done by the Chugtai Laboratory, whereas all the tests done by the PCB were conducted by Shaukat Khanum Laboratory.

The Pakistan cricket squad is set to leave for England on June 28.

All players of the 29-man squad are due to undergo a further round of testing before the team's scheduled departure on Sunday.

Players, who tested negative in the first round, will undergo second tests in Lahore on June 25 in a bio-secure environment.

The players who have tested positive, including Hafeez, are not with the rest of the squad.

They had been told by the board to isolate at home.

These players will undergo another round of testing overseen by the PCB but from their own residences.

Players who test negative then, will undergo a third round of testing.

If negative, they will be allowed to travel.

Despite the coronavirus scare, PCB's Chief Executive Wasim Khan said the squad will leave for England as planned.

"The tour to England is very much on track," said Khan.

"Fortunately, all the first-choice red-ball squad, barring Mohammad Rizwan, are negative, which means they can start training and practising immediately after they have been tested and given the all-clear when they arrive in England."