Click to play videoNew Delhi: After a terror threat from Lashkar-e-Toiba, there is fear of another kind at the World Badminton Championship being held in Hyderabad. This time it is the H1N1 virus which is giving the players and the organisers a tough time.
An assistant coach with the Malaysia team has been hopitalised, quarantined after he fell ill and is now being tested for swine flu. Organisers, though, say he is improving and there is a very slim chance that he has contracted the virus.
COO World Badminton Federation, Thomas Lund says, "Yesterday he had a fever, but this morning we were informed that there is no fever. So that is an improvement in condition and the assessment at this time is that the likelihood of him having H1N1 is very small."
Preventive medical services are now in place at all team hotels. All team managers have been briefed about the measures and will ensure they are followed.
Consultant and Head of Department of Emergency Medicine Apollo Hpspitals, Dr Mahesh Joshi says, "The district medical authority is sending a team to screen all the players for any H1N1 suspected symptoms so that the tournament should go smoothly."
"Be away from populated areas, always have clean hands but I think everything is up to God, so I am not too scared," says Egypt's team player, Haida.
"We are not too worried about it, because this is a global thing. As long as we take all normal precautions, I don't suspect any issues will crop up," says Canadian coach Ram Nayyar.
However, till the Malaysian coach's test results come out on Thursday, the speculation will continue.
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