PV Sindhu was given the option to withdraw from the All England Badminton Championships even after the travel restrictions of the Indian government, but the Olympic silver medalist decided to play even after Covid-19. The government issued a revised travel advisory on March 11, under which all visas were canceled by April. All Indians were asked to return home from the affected countries. England is among the countries most affected by the Coronavirus.

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Sindhu's father PV Ramanna has said that on the night of March 11, when the consultation was issued, the next morning Gopi (Pullela Gopichand) told us not to play the match and go back. What do you think . He said that only Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa were in the second round. We decided to play. Vimal also said that. Since we were already there and staying for another day was not going to make any difference.

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Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, and B Sai Praneeth were eliminated from the first round. Lakshya lost in the second round while Sindhu lost in the quarter-finals. Ramanna said that no one was wearing masks in England but we wore it. We took all the precautions and used masks at the time of eating. We drank hot water of basil leaves continuously. He said, "Sindhu and I have separated ourselves after returning. We are not meeting anyone. My elder daughter lives near the house but we are not meeting her either. Sindhu exercises on the terrace and wakes up near the house."

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