There have been two positive COVID-19 tests from an Open charter flight from Los Angeles, forcing the players on board into 14 days of lockdown in their hotel.
24 Australian Open players confined as Covid-19 cases found after flight 1 minute read
Melbourne, Australia, Jan 16 (efe-epa).- Twenty-four Australian Open players have been confined to quarantine hotel rooms and are unable to train for next month’s event after two people on a charter flight from the United States tested positive for Covid-19 after landing in Melbourne Friday.
“The two positive tests have been returned by a member of the flight crew and a passenger who is not a player, who returned a negative test within 72 hours prior to boarding the flight,” Open organizers announced in a statement Saturday.
A total of 79 people were on the flight from Los Angeles, including 67 passengers. All those on board are now in quarantine, while the two positive cases are in health hotels.
The Australian Open lead-up has been plunged into chaos with at least 47 players now confined to their hotel rooms for the next 14 days following three positive coronavirus tests from two separate charter flights into Melbourne. Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka, three-time grand slam winner Angelique Kerber and 2019 US Open victor Bianca Andreescu are […]
There have been three positive COVID-19 tests from Australian Open charter flights, forcing the players on board into 14 days of lockdown in their hotel.
There have been three positive COVID-19 tests from Australian Open charter flights, forcing the players on board into 14 days of lockdown in their hotel.