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The tennis players who have arrived for the Australian Open are strictly under the Covid restrictions and quarantine period.
They will be receiving ‘no special treatment’ said the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.
A total of 72 players are confined to their respective hotel rooms for 14 days in Melbourne. The incident occurred after positive coronavirus test results on the flight.
Around 9 people were found positive in the test including one player as per the official said. All of them are in quarantine for now along with the treatment and precautionary measures.
Daniel Andrews said, "The virus doesn't treat you specially, so neither do we."
The reply came as some of the players claimed that this 14 fays quarantine treatment is unnecessary.
The Grand Slam Tournament is scheduled to start on 8th February. The players are trying to keep their practice going on with whatever they can from the room.
They are resorting to hitting the ball against the wall and window of their room, in order to stay sharp. Some of them claimed that they are losing the potentiality during this quarantine that was acquired by intense training before coming to Melbourne.
Daniel Andrews said, "I know there's been a bit of, bit of chatter from a number of players about the rules."
He made it clear to the players by further adding, "The rules apply to them as they apply to everybody else and they were all briefed on that before they came and that was the condition on which they came.”
Mr. Andrews emphasized the matter and said, "So there's no special treatment here."
The affected players are considered to be in close contact with four other Covid-19 cases that occurred on the three planes. The planes have arrived from Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, and Doha respectively.
French tennis player Alize Cornet, who was not among the 72 players, initially said that keeping them inside the room is an ‘insane’ idea. However, understanding the situation he apologized later.
Kazakh player Yulia Putintseva said that it was not mentioned earlier that they would be confined in their rooms even if one person is tested positive in the whole flight. However, some other players said that they have been made aware of the scenario.
Britain's two-time men's wheelchair Grand Slam champion, Gordon Reid said it is a "minority that are kicking up a fuss".
The players, who are not forced to stay in the tougher restrictions, are allowed to go out of their rooms for up to 5 hours every day.
Practice got underway at the famous Melbourne Park after the delay caused by Covid testing and transport hazards.
Several players had canceled their sessions while test results were confirmed, but the transport did not arrive on time. The officials said that it has been a "challenging few days" to ensure everyone’s safety as the practice begins.
They said they understand the players’ frustration and working on it.
Image Credit - BBC[/caption]The tennis players who have arrived for the Australian Open are strictly under the Covid restrictions and quarantine period.
They will be receiving ‘no special treatment’ said the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.
A total of 72 players are confined to their respective hotel rooms for 14 days in Melbourne. The incident occurred after positive coronavirus test results on the flight.
Around 9 people were found positive in the test including one player as per the official said. All of them are in quarantine for now along with the treatment and precautionary measures.
Daniel Andrews said, "The virus doesn't treat you specially, so neither do we."
The reply came as some of the players claimed that this 14 fays quarantine treatment is unnecessary.
The Grand Slam Tournament is scheduled to start on 8th February. The players are trying to keep their practice going on with whatever they can from the room.
They are resorting to hitting the ball against the wall and window of their room, in order to stay sharp. Some of them claimed that they are losing the potentiality during this quarantine that was acquired by intense training before coming to Melbourne.
Daniel Andrews said, "I know there's been a bit of, bit of chatter from a number of players about the rules."
He made it clear to the players by further adding, "The rules apply to them as they apply to everybody else and they were all briefed on that before they came and that was the condition on which they came.”
Mr. Andrews emphasized the matter and said, "So there's no special treatment here."
The affected players are considered to be in close contact with four other Covid-19 cases that occurred on the three planes. The planes have arrived from Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, and Doha respectively.
French tennis player Alize Cornet, who was not among the 72 players, initially said that keeping them inside the room is an ‘insane’ idea. However, understanding the situation he apologized later.
Kazakh player Yulia Putintseva said that it was not mentioned earlier that they would be confined in their rooms even if one person is tested positive in the whole flight. However, some other players said that they have been made aware of the scenario.
Britain's two-time men's wheelchair Grand Slam champion, Gordon Reid said it is a "minority that are kicking up a fuss".
The players, who are not forced to stay in the tougher restrictions, are allowed to go out of their rooms for up to 5 hours every day.
Practice got underway at the famous Melbourne Park after the delay caused by Covid testing and transport hazards.
Several players had canceled their sessions while test results were confirmed, but the transport did not arrive on time. The officials said that it has been a "challenging few days" to ensure everyone’s safety as the practice begins.
They said they understand the players’ frustration and working on it.
