6 shuttlers test positive for Covid-19


The Badminton Association of Malaysia says six shuttlers have tested positive for the coronavirus and all are currently placed under self-isolation. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 17, 2021.

THE Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has confirmed that six players have tested positive for Covid-19.

BAM in a statement today said all the affected shuttlers, who were asymptomatic, are currently observing a self-isolation period in accordance with the quarantine protocol set by the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) and National Sports Council (MSN).

“Upon consultation with the MOH, MSN and the National Sports Institute (ISN), the remaining 91 athletes, coaches and officials stationed at Akademi Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara were immediately tested. The tests came back negative,” it said on Facebook.

It said that ABM had since performed thorough sanitisation at its premises yesterday and that  quarantine-based training will be reintroduced at the National Badminton Centre of Excellence while school activities will be conducted online over the next few days.

The BAM also stated that the health, safety and well-being of everyone in ABM remained their utmost priority and hoped that the six athletes would recover quickly from the virus. – Bernama, April 17, 2021.


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