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Australian Open lead up events thrown into chaos after hotel worker tests positive for COVID-19 – ABC News
It’s already been a chaotic start to 2021 for tennis stars who have come to play the Australian Open and now a positive COVID test from a quarantine hotel worker…
Thursday’s matches at Australian Open warm-up events in Melbourne Park have been cancelled after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive to COVID-19.
Key points:
- The infected man last worked at the Grand Hyatt on January 29
- Up to 600 players and officials will isolate until receiving a negative test result
- Premier Daniel Andrews said the grand slam would go ahead
Up to 600 players and support staff connected to the season’s first grand slam will have to isolate until they have been tested.
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