On May 3, the team of South Korean badminton player Lee Yong-dae confirmed that Lee Long-dae was confirmed to be infected with new crown pneumonia. However, he is currently asymptomatic, was discharged from the hospital on the same day and returned home to self-isolate and will undergo nucleic acid testing again this week.
△ Li Longda (file photo)
According to Li Longda's team, Li Longda conducted a sampling test on April 22 after contacting a patient diagnosed with new crown pneumonia and was confirmed to be infected with new crown pneumonia. All members of the South Korean badminton national team were tested on April 26 and the results were negative.
Lee Yong-dae, 32, who won the 2008 Beijing Olympic Badminton Mixed Doubles Championship and the 2012 London Olympics Badminton Men's Doubles Bronze Medal, is an iconic figure in South Korean badminton. Despite retiring from the South Korean national team in 2016, he is still continuing his career.
In addition to Lee Yong-dae, the Korean Professional Football K League also reported a confirmed case on the same day, and Seoul FC Club defender Hwang Hyun-so was diagnosed with new crown pneumonia. It is reported that Huang Xianxiu had contacted a patient diagnosed with new crown pneumonia six days ago, and he himself was diagnosed on the afternoon of May 2.
△ Huang Xianxiu (second from left) profile picture
According to the requirements of the Korean K League, all members of Hwang Hyun-so's Seoul FC have received a nucleic acid test on May 2, and the results of the test are negative, in addition, because he appeared in last week's match against Seongnam FC, seongnam FC, the referee on duty and other possible contacts will also be tested.
The K-League organisers said they would decide whether to adjust the next fixtures based on other test results. According to the regulations, if a team has a confirmed case, the team's match will in principle be postponed for at least two weeks, but if the team has more than 17 healthy players (including at least one goalkeeper), the team can still play. (Reporter Li Dajie)
(Edited by Tang Pei)