Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy test positive for coronavirus

Thailand, January 12: Olympian shuttler and former world number one Saina Nehwal and badminton player HS Prannoy have tested positive for novel coronavirus. Both the players, who were competing in the Thailand Open, have been taken to a hospital for further tests. Nehwal’s husband Parupalli Kashyap has also been taken to the hospital but his reports are not confirmed as of yet. According to ANI, “Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy tested positive for COVID. They have been taken to the hospital. P Kashyap has also been taken to hospital but his report status is not confirmed yet.” Notably, Nehwal had recovered from COVID-19 recently and was looking forward to coming back to form as per the Olympics qualifications.

By: R News India 24