Australian Open: Players to go into isolation after hotel coronavirus case
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Players, officials and support staff started arriving at the Grand Hyatt hotel in mid-January
Between 500 and 600 Australian Open players, officials and support staff will go into isolation after a worker at one of the event s quarantine hotels tested positive for coronavirus.
Thursday s play at the six warm-up events at Melbourne Park has been cancelled as a result.
But Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said: At this stage there is no impact on the tournament proper.
Players will be free to return to competition after a negative test.
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Between 500 and 600 people connected to the Australian Open have been forced into isolation after a worker at one of the tournament s quarantine hotels tested positive for coronavirus.
A 26-year-old man has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after last working as a resident support officer at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne on January 29.
The positive case means restrictions will be reintroduced across the state of Victoria.
Up to 600 people associated with the Grand Slam - including players, officials and support staff - have been identified as casual contacts of the infected man and must self isolate until they produce a negative test.
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