Australian Open: Quarantine for the first tennis Grand Slam of the year

The city of Melbourne is preparing to receive about 1,200 tennis players and members of international delegations who will be quarantined before the Australian Open, between February 10 and 22, authorities said.

The first athletes are expected to arrive on charter flights starting this Thursday and since then They will have to spend 14 days isolated in one of the three hotels in the city, where devices and personnel have been placed to control compliance with the measures.

“We have implemented the strongest and strictest rules in the world that apply to tennis,” Australian Victoria State Police Minister Lisa Neville told reporters in Melbourne, referring to the quarantine.

The regional minister indicated that each hotel will have its own training facilities at the Albert Park and at the National Tennis Center, while each tennis player, official or companion who goes out on the street will have limited movements, permanent surveillance during movements and will be obliged to undergo daily tests to rule out infections.

If any of the participants of the Australian Open tests positive during the flight that takes them to the oceanic country, they will be transferred to another hotel and placed in strict isolation.

JL