<p>Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and H S Prannoy, who had recently recovered from Covid-19, have again tested positive for the dreaded disease here ahead of the Thailand Open which began on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The duo, along with the Indian team, was looking to participate in the Asia leg events comprising the Thailand Open (January 12-17), TOYOTA Thailand Open (January 19-24) and the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 (January 27-31).</p>.<p>"Saina and Prannoy tested positive for Covid-19 during a test conducted on Monday. They will stay in quarantine for 10 days in a Bangkok hospital. Kashyap too will have to head to the hospital as he is a close contact," a source in the Badminton Association of India (BAI) said.</p>.<p>While the trio will miss the tournament, the rest of the Indian team players have been allowed to participate in the event.</p>.<p>Saina, Prannoy, Kashyap alongwith RMV Gurusaidutt and Pranaav Chopra had tested positive last month and had served the mandatory quarantine period.</p>.<p>They had also cleared the pre-departure Covid-19 test and also tested negative on arrival in Bangkok.</p>.<p>The Indian contingent includes the likes of Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Ashwini Ponappa.</p>.<p>On the court, India made a winning start with mixed doubles pair of Satwik and Ashwini claiming a 21-11, 27-29, 21-16 win over the Indonesian pair of Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Widjaja.</p>
<p>Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and H S Prannoy, who had recently recovered from Covid-19, have again tested positive for the dreaded disease here ahead of the Thailand Open which began on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The duo, along with the Indian team, was looking to participate in the Asia leg events comprising the Thailand Open (January 12-17), TOYOTA Thailand Open (January 19-24) and the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 (January 27-31).</p>.<p>"Saina and Prannoy tested positive for Covid-19 during a test conducted on Monday. They will stay in quarantine for 10 days in a Bangkok hospital. Kashyap too will have to head to the hospital as he is a close contact," a source in the Badminton Association of India (BAI) said.</p>.<p>While the trio will miss the tournament, the rest of the Indian team players have been allowed to participate in the event.</p>.<p>Saina, Prannoy, Kashyap alongwith RMV Gurusaidutt and Pranaav Chopra had tested positive last month and had served the mandatory quarantine period.</p>.<p>They had also cleared the pre-departure Covid-19 test and also tested negative on arrival in Bangkok.</p>.<p>The Indian contingent includes the likes of Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Ashwini Ponappa.</p>.<p>On the court, India made a winning start with mixed doubles pair of Satwik and Ashwini claiming a 21-11, 27-29, 21-16 win over the Indonesian pair of Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Widjaja.</p>