Two Indian fencers take a look at optimistic for COVID-19 at World Junior and Cadet C’ships in Cairo

Two Indian fencers — Taniksha Khatri and Konsam Denny Singh — taking part within the World Junior and Cadet Championships in Cairo have examined optimistic for COVID-19 and put in quarantine.
Taniksha participated within the lady’s cadet occasion whereas Denny was within the junior males’s competitors.
Fencing Association of India (FAI) President Rajiv Mehta mentioned that the contaminated fencers had been underneath quarantine and doing high-quality.
“Yes, two fencers have tested positive and they are undergoing quarantine in Cairo. Both the fencers are doing fine,” Mehta advised PTI.
India had fielded 52 fencers — 24 every within the three disciplines of sabre, foil and epee within the event which ended on Sunday.
Both Taniksha and Denny have returned optimistic within the three rounds of checks on April 8, 9 and 11. They can have one other spherical of take a look at on Tuesday.
FAI Secretary General Bashir Ahmed Khan mentioned the remaining fencers are anticipated to return residence as their competitions had been over.
“Since the two are minors, two coaches — one for each of the two infected by COVID-19 — will stay back in Cairo,” Khan mentioned.
Explaining the sequence of occasions, Khan mentioned all of the fencers and coaches of foil occasion went by way of the RT-PCR take a look at on April 8 because it was required for air journey whereas returning again to India from Cairo.
All had been examined detrimental besides Denny who was then room-quarantined at a resort in Cairo.
The epee group arrived in Cairo on April 8 and all of the fencers and coaches went by way of the RT-PCR take a look at. All examined detrimental besides RS Sherjin and Taniksha and each of them had been then room quarantined within the resort.
On April 9, RT-PCR take a look at was executed of RS Sherjin and Taniksha. Sherjin was discovered detrimental however Dennny and Taniksha once more examined optimistic.
On April 11, Dennny and Taniksha had been once more examined optimistic in the course of the take a look at.