BAM coaching director Choong Hann tests positive for Covid-19, national team will still go for Bangkok tourneys as rest test negative


PETALING JAYA: Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) coaching director Wong Choong Hann will be staying home for treatment after testing positive for Covid-19 – a day before the national team depart for Bangkok for the Asian leg of the World Tour.

However, other players and coaches bound for the three-tournament bubble from Jan 12 to 31 have been cleared to travel after their swab tests taken Saturday (Jan 2) returned negative.

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