Over 500 Australian Open Players, Staff to Quarantine After Covid-19 Case in Melbourne

Over 500 Australian Open Players, Staff to Quarantine After Covid-19 Case in Melbourne Wednesday's play at the six warm-up t...

Over 500 Australian Open Players, Staff to Quarantine After Covid-19 Case in Melbourne

Wednesday's play at the six warm-up tournaments that are taking place in Melbourne will be affected due to the new case, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said, as reported by BBC. However, Andrews further added, "At this stage there is no impact on the tournament proper. I must say (the Australian Open) is important to us but the issues are much broader and that is about public health and public safety."

Andrews made it clear that the Australian Open will "proceed next week" and that decision had already been made.

The man who has tested positive is a 26-year-old and as per BBC's report, he is believed to have tested positive for the UK strain of the virus. He was working at the hotel where some of the 1000 players, officials and staff stayed for the 14-day quarantine on their arrival to Australia.