KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The national women’s badminton team, currently undergoing training in Bangkok, Thailand, is taking all necessary precautions in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. Yesterday, Thai authorities confirmed its first local human-to-human transmission of the virus,...
Saturday, 01 Feb 2020 08:47 PM MYT
Yesterday, Thai authorities confirmed its first local human-to-human transmission of the virus, comprising a Thai taxi driver, with the total number of coronavirus cases in Thailand standing at 19, the most outside of China so far. Choong Hann said the shuttlers continued with their stay in Bangkok after the Thailand Masters, held from January 21 to 26, to prepare for the Badminton Asia Team Championships from February 11 to 16 in Manila, Philippines.
Despite the outbreak, Choong Hann said all national shuttlers are preparing well and are focused on achieving their objectives of finishing in the top four in Manila to qualify on merit for the 2020 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup at Aarhus, Denmark from May 16 to 24. “Postponing or cancelling the tournament won’t be a good move because that is the last tournament offering Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualification points. It is too early and up to the BWF to decide, but the tournament is the last opportunity for players from Asia to get valuable ranking points,” he said.
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