Hundreds forced to isolate as Australian Open is hit by Covid-19
03 February 2021 - 17:01
Up to 600 players and support staff connected to the Australian Open will have to isolate until they have been tested for Covid-19 after a hotel quarantine worker in Melbourne returned a positive result for the virus on Wednesday.
Play at the six warm-up events for the Grand Slam at Melbourne Park is likely to be heavily disrupted on Thursday but Victoria premier Daniel Andrews said it should not affect the Australian Open itself, which starts on Monday...
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