Aussie IOC chief faces mandatory quarantine
John Coates will be too late to beat the Sunday midnight deadline imposed by his prime minister
16 March 2020 - 16:46
Melbourne — John Coates, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC’s) point man for the Tokyo Games, faces mandatory self-isolation when he returns to Australia from Europe this week as part of border controls to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that all international arrivals to the country after midnight on Sunday would need to self-isolate for 14 days to help the country “stay ahead of [the] curve” in containment efforts...
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