Swine Flu scare at BWC: Malaysian badminton coach hospitalised

Hyderabad, Aug 11 (PTI) The Swine flu scare has hit the
World Badminton Championships and a Malaysian coach has been
admitted to a local government hospital here in India's
southern city of Hyderabad after showing symptoms of the
deadly disease.

"He was complaining of a throat ache and we didn't want
to take any risk. He was sent to the hospital and the report
is awaited in the evening," a reliable source told PTI.

His identity is not yet known as the Malaysians have
seperate coaches for singles and doubles.

Tournament secretary Punniah Chowdhury also confirmed the
news.

"I don't know if he is from the Malaysian or Singaporean
team but he was suffering from cold and fever and was sent to
a local hospital to under go tests last night," he said.

"It is not yet confirmed if it is a case of swine flu but
we have to be on guard. The results are will be out in the
evening but we are taking all precautions," Chowdhury told
PTI.

The organisers have also installed a Swine Flu screening
system at the venue to check the participating teams.

Before this, the World Championships were marred by a
terror threat which eventually resulted in the English team
pulling out of the event. PTI