Coronavirus: Hong Kong badminton star Angus Ng stuck in Switzerland after positive Covid-19 test, hopes to get home soon
- Ng withdrew from last week’s Swiss Open after testing positive for the coronavirus and needs a negative test before he can leave the country
- Hong Kong team will take a break from world tour and be back in action in June, as will mixed doubles pair Tse Ying-suet and Tang Chun-man
Angus Ng Ka-long is still stranded in Switzerland after contracting Covid-19, but is hoping to be able to return to Hong Kong soon and start preparing for his next tournament in June.
The city’s top badminton player was forced to withdraw from last week’s Swiss Open in Basel after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Ng is believed to have contracted the virus while competing in the All England Open the previous week in Birmingham, where he lost to Lu Guangzu of China in the second round.
“He still suffers from a sore throat and other than that, there is no major symptom,” Tim He Yiming, the Hong Kong head coach, said. “But he needs a negative testing result before he can leave the country hopefully he can make it soon.
“We had plans to stay in Switzerland for 14 days because [the Hong Kong] government’s travel restrictions required a person to stay in another country for two weeks after staying in Great Britain before returning to Hong Kong.
“The restriction will be changed after April 1, but Ng still needs to clear his testing result.”
The 27-year-old, like many other Hong Kong Sports Institute based elite athletes, had completed three jabs of Covid-19 vaccine before travelling overseas for competitions.
