COVID-19 quarantine complainers 'in a minority', Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley says
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 quarantine complainers 'in a minority', Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley says

ABC  

The vast majority of tennis players quarantining in Melbourne are doing so without complaint, according to Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley. Key points: Australian Open organisers held a conference call with players on Monday night A proposal to shorten men's matches to best-of-three sets has been rejected Craig Tiley says Novak Djokovic is entitled to offer suggestions Mr Tiley said tournament organisers held a conference call on Monday night with hundreds of the players, many of whom wanted to apologise for the comments of a "minority" of disgruntled competitors. Australian player Nick Kyrgios has lashed out at players who have criticised quarantine conditions, and also labelled Novak Djokovic "a tool" for requesting conditions be eased. Spanish player says hotel quarantine is 'like a jail' Men's world number 13, Roberto Bautista Agut, says conditions in hotel quarantine are "like a jail with WiFi".

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Players could play at Australian Open with COVID - Tiley
2 years, 2 months ago

Players could play at Australian Open with COVID - Tiley

The Hindu  

Players at this month’s Australian Open will not be required to take COVID-19 tests and could play even if they had the virus, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Monday. The health policy, which Tiley said reflected what was happening in the wider community, is a marked change from strict protocols which surrounded the tournament over the past two years. …

Winter Olympic Athletes Slam Conditions In COVID Quarantine Hotels
3 years, 1 month ago

Winter Olympic Athletes Slam Conditions In COVID Quarantine Hotels

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIJING — Not enough food. Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for the coronavirus at the Beijing Olympics feel their quarantine conditions are making a bad situation much worse. I’m very tired,” Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova posted on Instagram from one of Beijing’s so-called quarantine hotels. She said she mostly survived on a few …

New virus rules put Djokovic at risk of missing French Open
3 years, 1 month ago

New virus rules put Djokovic at risk of missing French Open

Associated Press  

PARIS — France is tightening its vaccination rules in a way that could put Novak Djokovic at risk of missing the French Open. Earlier this month, he was deported from Australia and barred from playing in the Australian Open for not meeting the country’s strict COVID-19 vaccination rules. French Open organizers have previously said it’s too early to comment since …

Australian Open 2022: Organisers under pressure over 'optional' Covid tests
3 years, 2 months ago

Australian Open 2022: Organisers under pressure over 'optional' Covid tests

Firstpost  

Tennis Australia, which organises the Australian Open, says players only need to test if they have Covid symptoms. Melbourne: The Australian Open was under growing pressure Thursday to make Covid tests mandatory after leading players openly questioned the seemingly lax policy and the Grand Slam got its first positive case. Men’s third seed Alexander Zverev said in response that players …

Australian Open 2022: Crowds capped at 50 per cent as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Australian Open 2022: Crowds capped at 50 per cent as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

Firstpost  

Face masks will also be mandatory at the opening Grand Slam of the year, which starts on Monday, except when eating or drinking, and spectators must socially distance while indoors. Crowds at the troubled Australian Open will be capped at 50 per cent capacity as Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations continue to rise in Melbourne, it was announced Thursday. “These updates …

Australian Open crowds capped at 50 percent capacity due to COVID
3 years, 2 months ago

Australian Open crowds capped at 50 percent capacity due to COVID

The Hindu  

Crowds at the Australian Open tennis will be capped at 50 percent capacity under updated COVID-19 restrictions, the Victoria State government said on Thursday, as authorities battle a surge of cases in Melbourne. Face masks will also be mandatory for all patrons, except when eating or drinking, and there will be density limits of one person per two square metres …

Novak Djokovic given vaccine exemption after testing positive for Covid-19 in December, lawyers claim
3 years, 2 months ago

Novak Djokovic given vaccine exemption after testing positive for Covid-19 in December, lawyers claim

The Independent  

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Court documents show Djokovic had COVID-19 last month
3 years, 2 months ago

Court documents show Djokovic had COVID-19 last month

LA Times  

Supporters of Serbia’s Novak Djokovic protest in Belgrade, Serbia, on Friday. Novak Djokovic’s lawyers filed court papers Saturday in his challenge against deportation from Australia that show the tennis star tested positive for COVID-19 last month and recovered, grounds he used in applying for a medical exemption to the country’s strict vaccination rules. It showed Djokovic received a letter from …

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid can spread between rooms in hotel quarantine, research shows

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In one case in July, a single traveller in hotel quarantine in Auckland infected three others in a room across …

Australian Open leaves $71 million hole in Tennis Australia accounts
3 years, 3 months ago

Australian Open leaves $71 million hole in Tennis Australia accounts

The Hindu  

Tennis Australia sustained a net loss of more than A$100 million in the 15 months around this year's delayed and COVID-19 affected Australian Open, the body's 2020-21 annual report showed. The accounts showed Tennis Australia recorded a net loss of A$100.02 million from July 30, 2020 to September 30 this year. READ: Tennis Australia's cash reserves of A$80 million were …

Anthony Albanese says COVID-19 variant Omicron reinforces case for purpose-built quarantine over hotels
3 years, 3 months ago

Anthony Albanese says COVID-19 variant Omicron reinforces case for purpose-built quarantine over hotels

ABC  

The arrival of the new COVID-19 "variant of concern" has revived the political debate over quarantine ahead of a national cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Key points: Anthony Albanese says the government should have more purpose-built quarantine facilities in place by now National Cabinet is set to discuss quarantine in the wake of new variant Omicron Mr Albanese says he suspects …

Players must be vaccinated for Australian Open - tournament chief
3 years, 4 months ago

Players must be vaccinated for Australian Open - tournament chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: All players at the Australian Open must be vaccinated, tournament chief Craig Tiley confirmed Saturday, piling more pressure on world number one Novak Djokovic, who has refused to reveal if he has been inoculated. Tiley said the Serbian superstar, who would be gunning for a record 21st Grand Slam singles title if he competes in Melbourne, "has said that …

Unvaccinated Players Allowed into Country for Australia Open: Prime Minister Scott Morrison
3 years, 4 months ago

Unvaccinated Players Allowed into Country for Australia Open: Prime Minister Scott Morrison

News 18  

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said unvaccinated tennis players would be allowed to enter the country to play at the Australian Open in February if they underwent a mandatory two-week COVID-19 quarantine. Morrison’s comments contradicted those of his immigration minister Alex Hawke, who said last week that tennis players and other athletes would have to be double vaccinated …

Unvaccinated players welcome at Australian Open, suggests leaked WTA email
3 years, 4 months ago

Unvaccinated players welcome at Australian Open, suggests leaked WTA email

Firstpost  

The email to players from the women’s governing body was leaked and contradicts officials earlier statements implying unvaccinated players would not be granted visas. Melbourne: Unvaccinated players will be allowed to compete at the Australian Open but must do 14 days in quarantine, according to a leaked WTA email Monday, although a government official insisted the matter was “not settled”. …

COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne detention hotel sees 17 asylum seekers test positive, one admitted to hospital
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 outbreak at Melbourne detention hotel sees 17 asylum seekers test positive, one admitted to hospital

ABC  

At least 17 asylum seekers detained in a Melbourne facility have tested positive to COVID-19, with one person being treated in hospital. Key points: The Park Hotel in Melbourne is being used as an alternative detention facility to house asylum seekers An asylum seeker who contracted COVID-19 there said he did not feel safe Australian Border Force says 55 per …

Get vaccinated if you want to play Australian Open, minister tells players
3 years, 5 months ago

Get vaccinated if you want to play Australian Open, minister tells players

The Hindu  

Tennis players planning to compete in the Australian Open at Melbourne Park should get vaccinated for COVID-19 to give themselves the best chance of playing the Grand Slam, an Australian government official has said. "If I was an ATP or WTA player, I'd be getting vaccinated," Pakula told local radio station SEN. "That will give them the best opportunity to …

Home quarantine is set to be part of the solution when Australia's borders reopen, but not everyone is convinced
3 years, 5 months ago

Home quarantine is set to be part of the solution when Australia's borders reopen, but not everyone is convinced

ABC  

When Paralympian-turned-coach Louise Sauvage returned from the Tokyo Games last month, she was relieved to serve out her 14 days of quarantine in her own Sydney home. Key points: Home quarantine trials are underway in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia However, the tourism industry says home quarantine won't be enough to kickstart widespread travel There are also concerns …

Vaccinated players to have fewer restrictions at Australian Open
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccinated players to have fewer restrictions at Australian Open

India TV News  

The sports minister for Victoria state says tennis players at January's Australian Open can expect fewer restrictions on their movements around Melbourne if they are vaccinated for COVID-19. Martin Pakula also said he was "very confident" of the first Grand Slam tournament of 2022 proceeding at Melbourne Park from Jan. 17-30. "Whether or not it's as strict as you won't …

Vaccinated players will enjoy more freedom than those without Covid jab at Australian Open
3 years, 6 months ago

Vaccinated players will enjoy more freedom than those without Covid jab at Australian Open

Daily Mail  

The Australian Open has confirmed that vaccinated tennis players will enjoy more freedom than their unvaccinated peer group when the next Grand Slam happens early next year. The Australian Open will take place in January rather than February as it did this year Craig Tiley, the tournament director, told the Controllable The Controllables podcast that while all the plans are …

Queensland records zero new cases of COVID-19 as state pauses interstate hotspot arrivals for two weeks
3 years, 6 months ago

Queensland records zero new cases of COVID-19 as state pauses interstate hotspot arrivals for two weeks

ABC  

Queensland's hotel quarantine system has been paused for interstate arrivals due to mounting pressure, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says, as the state records zero new COVID-19 cases. Key points: Arrivals into Queensland from interstate hotspots will be paused for two weeks Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the state's quarantine hotels are at capacity Two truck drivers who were yesterday thought to have …

One new COVID-19 case in Queensland as genome sequencing confirms man in backpacker hostel had Alpha variant
3 years, 7 months ago

One new COVID-19 case in Queensland as genome sequencing confirms man in backpacker hostel had Alpha variant

ABC  

Queensland has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in a person in hotel quarantine, as genome sequencing confirms a man in a Brisbane backpacker hostel acquired COVID while in transit from the Philippines. “Those other three travellers were sent to a different hotel quarantine to this individual, which confirms for us that this gentlemen has contracted it from one of …

Tokyo 2020: COVID-19 outbreaks at Olympic hotels sow frustration, stoke infection fears
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo 2020: COVID-19 outbreaks at Olympic hotels sow frustration, stoke infection fears

The Hindu  

Coronavirus outbreaks involving Olympic teams in Japan have turned small-town hotels into facilities on the frontline of the pandemic battle, charged with implementing complex health measures to protect elite athletes and a fearful public. "People from the city's public health centre are tracking down close contacts here," a staff member at the Hamanako hotel who did not want to be …

Covid-19 Australia: How 18-second sliding doors moment in hotel quarantine brought Victoria lockdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Australia: How 18-second sliding doors moment in hotel quarantine brought Victoria lockdown

Daily Mail  

An 18-second sliding doors moment between returned travellers in South Australian hotel quarantine sparked the Covid-19 outbreak that has plunged Melbourne into another crippling snap lockdown. An 18-second sliding doors moment between returned travellers at Adelaide's Playford Hotel sparked Melbourne's outbreak, a report has found The list of potential Covid-19 exposure sites in Victoria has reached 150 locations as of …

Perth hotel quarantine guard tests positive for COVID-19, along with two others
3 years, 10 months ago

Perth hotel quarantine guard tests positive for COVID-19, along with two others

ABC  

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed three new COVID-19 cases in Perth, including a hotel quarantine security guard potentially infectious in the community for four days. Key points: Three people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Perth The source case was infectious in the community for four days No lockdown has been enforced at this stage The cases stem …

WA hotel quarantine report warned of 'high-risk' COVID-19 dangers a month before Perth lockdown
3 years, 10 months ago

WA hotel quarantine report warned of 'high-risk' COVID-19 dangers a month before Perth lockdown

ABC  

The West Australian government was warned in March about "high-risk" ventilation issues at the Mercure Hotel — the quarantine hotel at the centre of Perth's coronavirus outbreak. Key points: "High-risk" issues at the Mercure Hotel were identified in a March report The hotel was at the centre at WA's latest COVID-19 outbreak Rooms surrounding COVID cases were not cleared as …

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections
3 years, 11 months ago

NSW warns other states over Sydney COVID-19 quarantine hotel infections

ABC  

Health authorities in NSW have warned several people who could have been exposed to COVID-19 inside a Sydney quarantine hotel have already travelled interstate. Key points: NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested NSW Health says four more return travellers who stayed at the Mercure Hotel need to get tested …

Australian states investigate COVID spread in quarantine hotels
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian states investigate COVID spread in quarantine hotels

Al Jazeera  

Cases reported in Sydney and Perth hotels among people who arrived from different countries at different times. More than 200,000 people have passed through the country’s hotel quarantine system since it was first, but it has also come in for criticism, particularly in the state of Victoria where a breach of procedures last June led to a wave of cases …

Two people catch UK coronavirus strain while in Perth hotel quarantine, sparking India ban call
3 years, 11 months ago

Two people catch UK coronavirus strain while in Perth hotel quarantine, sparking India ban call

ABC  

Two people staying at a Perth quarantine hotel have contracted the UK strain of COVID-19 from returned overseas travellers from India who were in another room. Key points: The two guests caught the virus from a couple staying in an opposite room The couple had arrived in WA from India infected with the UK strain The WA Premier has called …

NSW records three locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine in Sydney
3 years, 11 months ago

NSW records three locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in hotel quarantine in Sydney

ABC  

New South Wales has again recorded locally acquired coronavirus cases, after the virus was transmitted in hotel quarantine. Key points: Two families have been diagnosed with the same COVID-19 viral sequencing The families are being treated at the Special Health Accommodation Latest cases come amid a rising wave of vaccine hesitancy The state's health department said three people in one …

WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case
3 years, 11 months ago

WA imposes new quarantine restrictions for travellers from Queensland after COVID case

ABC  

Western Australia has imposed new quarantine restrictions on certain travellers returning from Queensland after that state recorded one new case of locally transmitted coronavirus. Key points: People visiting WA from some parts of Queensland will have to quarantine Roger Cook says there could be further announcements in the next 24 hours He says he is disappointed in the low rates …

Record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea arrive in Queensland's hotel quarantine
4 years ago

Record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea arrive in Queensland's hotel quarantine

ABC  

A record number of COVID-19 cases from Papua New Guinea have been recorded in hotel quarantine in Queensland. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot In latest reporting period: Deaths: 11 11 New cases: 5,698 Queensland's vaccine rollout: First dose: 93.2 per cent 93.2 per cent Second dose: 92.7 per cent Latest case information from Queensland Health. "I really want to thank the Australian …

COVID updates: NSW quarantine hotel worker who contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated — as it happened
4 years ago

COVID updates: NSW quarantine hotel worker who contracted COVID-19 had been vaccinated — as it happened

ABC  

Dr Kerry Chant said around 130 people had been contacted who worked with the security guard. "In terms of where this person acquired it, as the Minister indicated, this gentleman works in our hotel quarantine systems and generally works on the weekend and does weekend shifts in the hotel quarantine system. He was infectious while doing a shift and we …

Mumbai man booked for flouting 14-day quarantine after testing Covid positive
4 years ago

Mumbai man booked for flouting 14-day quarantine after testing Covid positive

India Today  

A case has been registered against a 37-year-old Mumbai resident for flouting the mandatory 14-day quarantine rule after having tested positive for Covid-19. The Chembur area itself has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases along with the rest of Maharashtra and the local BMC ward office is taking all possible measures to contain the spread. Last week, the civic body …

Hawaii’s Next Phase Is to See If Tourism Can Work for Locals, Too
4 years ago

Hawaii’s Next Phase Is to See If Tourism Can Work for Locals, Too

Bloomberg  

The tennis courts of Mauna Kea Beach Resort, set just above the coastline on the island of Hawaii, are busy once again, having settled into a new pandemic paradigm. Tennis pro Wayne Barnes uses a pair of tongs to deliver red licorice strips, treats for the pint-size players who’ve completed their 30-minute lesson. Over the winter holidays, Barnes’s tennis clinics …

Australian Open fans criticized for booing Covid-19 vaccine announcement
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open fans criticized for booing Covid-19 vaccine announcement

CNN  

CNN — Australia’s government has condemned the “disgusting” behavior of spectators at the Australian Open tennis tournament Sunday, after sections of the crowd loudly booed a speech praising the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. On Monday, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack described the behavior of Australian Open spectators as “disgusting,” according to Seven News, saying the vaccine was going …

How the hotel quarantine outbreak that's landed Victorians in coronavirus lockdown spread
4 years, 1 month ago

How the hotel quarantine outbreak that's landed Victorians in coronavirus lockdown spread

ABC  

Victorians are still coming to grips with their return to life in lockdown as they wait for news about whether or not the so-called "circuit breaker" restrictions have been effective in helping to curtail the current cluster. Nebuliser use at root of cluster The starting point of the cluster has been traced back to Thursday February 4, when three family …

Is Australia's hotel quarantine system worth the risk as COVID variants spread? Here are the alternatives
4 years, 1 month ago

Is Australia's hotel quarantine system worth the risk as COVID variants spread? Here are the alternatives

ABC  

Just weeks after the virus jumped hotel containment lines in Queensland and Western Australia, Victoria now finds itself in the hot seat. Under that system, returning travellers must apply for a "voucher" securing their place in hotel quarantine for at least 14 days before they are able to board their flight home. According to Professor de Courten, no system is …

Australian Open 2021: Melbourne lockdown leaves tennis fans fuming and frustrated
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open 2021: Melbourne lockdown leaves tennis fans fuming and frustrated

Firstpost  

The tournament will continue despite the mini-outbreak and lockdown, albeit without any crowds. Just as larger crowds began to trickle back into Melbourne Park after a few quiet days, Melburnians’ worst fear came true as the state government announced a “circuit breaker” five-day lockdown for the entire state, effective from midnight tonight. For context, residents of Melbourne will face an …

Australian Open bars fans after snap COVID lockdown
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open bars fans after snap COVID lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Tournament organisers group players in ‘bubbles’ as Victoria state orders lockdown to control a new coronavirus outbreak. The Australian Open tennis organisers have announced a ban on fans and said players would be cocooned in biosecure “bubbles” as Victoria state authorities ordered six million people into lockdown on Friday to control a new coronavirus outbreak. The year’s first Grand Slam, …

Australian Open's hard quarantine 'took a toll' on players
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open's hard quarantine 'took a toll' on players

India TV News  

Being stuck for two weeks in a Melbourne hotel room with windows that wouldn’t open “really took a toll” on Victoria Azarenka in the leadup to the Australian Open, the Grand Slam tournament’s two-time champion explained after she had trouble breathing during a first-round loss. The rest of his body was so sore, Sangren said, he “took two days off …

Victorian authorities race to investigate two new COVID-19 cases at 'hotbed' quarantine hotel
4 years, 1 month ago

Victorian authorities race to investigate two new COVID-19 cases at 'hotbed' quarantine hotel

ABC  

An urgent review into cases of suspected transmission of COVID-19 in Victoria's hotel quarantine system is underway, after a cluster of cases at a hotel near Melbourne Airport grew to three. Key points: Authorities say the latest cases were likely transmitted on one floor at the quarantine hotel Authorities say the latest cases were likely transmitted on one floor at …

Australian Open 2021: Former world No 1 Andy Murray ‘pissed off’ over missing event due to COVID-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open 2021: Former world No 1 Andy Murray ‘pissed off’ over missing event due to COVID-19

Firstpost  

Melbourne: Former world number one Andy Murray says he’s furious at missing the Australian Open and believes he became infected with COVID-19 at the National Tennis Centre in London. I care about that a lot.” Back in action on Tour@andy_murray will return next week at the @ATPChallenger in Biella#BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/Ij9ammEhYT — LTA February 5, 2021 The former Wimbledon and …

Australian Open on alert as 2nd hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open on alert as 2nd hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19

India TV News  

A second hotel quarantine worker tested positive for Covid-19 in Melbourne on Monday, the same day the Australian Open was scheduled to commence. Last Wednesday, a quarantine worker at one of the hotels directly linked to the Australian Open had also tested positive, forcing the cancellation of a day's play at lead-in events, reports Xinhua news agency. Victoria State officials …

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive to coronavirus hours before Australian Open begins
4 years, 1 month ago

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive to coronavirus hours before Australian Open begins

Daily Mail  

Australia's east coast is on high alert for yet another coronavirus outbreak after two hotel quarantine breaches within hours of each other. NSW Health authorities are also scrambling after a traveller tested positive two days after they were released from hotel quarantine in Sydney. A hotel quarantine worker at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport has tested positive to coronavirus …

Australian Open 2021: After weeks of quarantine drama and Covid setbacks, tennis tournament kicks off
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open 2021: After weeks of quarantine drama and Covid setbacks, tennis tournament kicks off

CNN  

Melbourne, Australia CNN — Thousands of tennis fans descended on Melbourne Park to watch stars including Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams kick off the Australian Open on Monday, after a three-week postponement and high drama over the quarantine of players. “It’s quite phenomenal it’s actually happening” said Australia’s Pat Cash, a two-time runner-up in the Australian Open men’s singles, who …

More than 500 players and staff test negative for Covid and are cleared for Australian Open
4 years, 1 month ago

More than 500 players and staff test negative for Covid and are cleared for Australian Open

The Independent  

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Australian Open lead-up events thrown into chaos after hotel worker tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open lead-up events thrown into chaos after hotel worker tests positive for COVID-19

ABC  

Thursday's matches at Australian Open warm-up events in Melbourne Park have been cancelled after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive to COVID-19. Key points: The infected man last worked at the Grand Hyatt on January 29 Up to 600 players and officials will isolate until receiving a negative test result Premier Daniel Andrews said the grand slam would go ahead …

Hundreds of Australian Open players, officials and staff to isolate after single positive Covid test
4 years, 1 month ago

Hundreds of Australian Open players, officials and staff to isolate after single positive Covid test

The Independent  

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Australian Open to be allowed 30,000 fans a day - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian Open to be allowed 30,000 fans a day - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Australian Open will be allowed to admit up to 30,000 fans a day, around 50 percent of the usual attendance, when the Grand Slam gets underway on February 8, Victoria State sports minister Martin Pakula said on Saturday. The limit will be reduced to 25,000 over the last five days of the tournament when there are fewer matches, but …

Australia might resume travel bubble with New Zealand ahead of Australian Open
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia might resume travel bubble with New Zealand ahead of Australian Open

Hindustan Times  

Australia may resume its travel bubble with New Zealand in coming days, its health minister said on Friday, as the state of Victoria eased border controls ahead of hosting the first tennis Grand Slam on 2021, the Australian Open. Australia eyes reopening New Zealand travel bubble ahead of Australian Open tennis Health officials are reassessing daily a pause on Australia's …

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