“We are very grateful for all the help during this difficult time. We did not expect them to be able to prepare tables and facilities so quickly for us, "Liu Guoliang, chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, told the International Table Tennis Association's website.
The Chinese team will remain in Doha in Qatar until the World Cup in Busan, South Korea on March 22-29.
For the Chinese badminton national team, the virus has posed major problems and, by extension, can lead to miss the Tokyo Olympics. China and Hong Kong national team misses Asian team championships in Manila, Philippines, which starts on Tuesday, because quarantine time is too long, AFP writes.
The competition is also part of the qualification for the summer Olympics, as well as qualification for the big team competition Thomas and the Uber Cup.
India's women's team withdrew from the competition in the Philippines because players and their parents were hesitant to travel east because of the corona virus.