One case of COVID-19 amongst these in quarantine forward of the Australian Open has been reclassified, native well being officers mentioned on Sunday, leaving 9 energetic circumstances within the group of gamers and help employees isolating in Melbourne lodges. The grand-slam match is ready to start from 8th February and the ultimate can be performed on 23rd February.
Replace: New #AusOpen lead-in schedule to assist in giving the 72 gamers in 14-day quarantine lockdown the very best preparation and coaching alternatives… https://t.co/OhlKPVUduS pic.twitter.com/jOMHyz75mw
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 24, 2021
Victoria, Australia’s second most-populous state, recorded its seventeenth day with none new native infections on Saturday as officers give attention to holding the general public separated from employees and gamers right here for the Grand Slam match. As many as 72 gamers have been confined to their resort rooms for 2 weeks upon arrival and unable to coach for the Feb. 8-21 occasion after passengers on three constitution flights examined constructive. Though, many gamers are allowed to coach for four-five hours in a day. This lockdown led to some annoyed complaints by the gamers however the Victoria state authorities have requested the gamers to cooperate with the authorities as they’ve been going by one of many strictest lockdown. The state didn’t file any new circumstances of native transmission for straight 18 days.
9 constructive Covid circumstances in AUS Open Resort Quarantine, out of a complete of 970 folks.
Fairly certain I heard Vic CHO say they count on 1% of worldwide arrivals to check constructive.https://t.co/p1JJShr4Bu
— Dean Rosario (@DeanRosario) January 24, 2021
4 gamers have been initially reported, however just one participant has examined constructive for the virus. Spanish participant Paula Badosa has examined constructive for the virus. Badosa’s quarantine interval restarted when the take a look at end result was confirmed which signifies that the 23-year-old can have virtually no time to organize for the Feb. 8 begin of the Australian Open. Spanish tennis federation had earlier complained about gamers in quarantine. They apologized for this criticism to Tennis Australia after Badosa testing constructive.
In the meantime, star gamers together with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have already arrived in Australia. Sofia Kenin had received the ladies’s grand slam in 2020 whereas Novak Djokovic was the boys’s Champion. It is going to be fascinating to see whether or not Nadal surpasses Federer’s file of profitable 20 grand slams.
