06.12.2020: INDIAN EXPRESS

In August, Indian hockey team captain Manpreet Singh, 28, tested positive for Covid-19. Five of his teammates, too, were infected. Now recovered, Singh and the team have restarted their preparations for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Singh talks about his life in a bio-secure bubble and spending months away from family

What precautions are you taking now?

I tested positive for Covid-19 in August on arrival for the national coaching camp held by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Bengaluru. Everyone was tested on arrival and kept in quarantine for 14 days… On the third day of arrival, I lost my sense of taste and smell… I immediately informed chief coach Graham Reid, who then informed SAI and Hockey India (HI) officials.

More at the link: Manpreet Singh on Covid isolation: I miss my fiancée.