India’s Sai Praneeth on Sunday was dominated out of the India Open Super 500 badminton match after he examined constructive for Covid-19. The USD 400,000 match shall be held from January 11 to 16 underneath strict Covid-19 protocols in New Delhi.
Sai Praneeth, who gained the world championships bronze medal in 2019, has been isolation at house after having delicate signs, together with chilly and cough, in keeping with the Press Trust of India.”Yes, I have tested positive for COVID-19 in RT-PCR test. I had cold and cough since yesterday. I am isolating at home,” Praneeth mentioned.”I will have to wait for at least a week before testing again. It is an important year and there is hardly any time to regain fitness. I hope I can get back to court quickly.”Earlier within the day, the complete England contingent pulled out of India Open after two of their shutters examined Covid constructive.Another Indian participant, double specialist Dhruv Rawat, has additionally examined constructive for the virus forward of his departure for the nationwide capital to take part within the match beginning on Tuesday.Organised by the Badminton Association of India (BAI), the 2022 version of India Open shall be held behind closed doorways on the Indira Gandhi Stadium’s KD Jadhav Indoor Hall with the governing physique laying down strict COVID-19 protocols.”All the participating players will be taking the necessary safety precautions right from their arrival in New Delhi as per protocol, and will be tested every day at the hotel and from there they will be having shuttle buses to come to the stadium, play matches and go back to the hotel again,” the BAI mentioned in a launch.”All the players as well as tournament, match officials, BWF and BAI officials, support staff, vendors and others involved will have to go through a mandatory COVID test each day outside the stadium, and only after being tested negative they will be allowed inside the venue.”BAI won’t compromise on the security of the gamers in addition to others concerned, and shall be following all of the COVID-19 pointers given by the federal government.”
