Australian Open 2023: Players can compete if Covid-positive
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The Australian Open is descending into chaos with positive COVID-19 tests, players bickering on social media, and complaints about strict quarantine rules Barnaby Lane The Australian Open is scheduled to begin February 8. The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2021, is descending into chaos before it has even begun thanks to strict new coronavirus protocols.
Seventy-two players are in quarantine after a handful of positive coronavirus tests emerged on three separate inbound flights to Melbourne on Saturday. Players are not pleased, with some saying the quarantine is disrupting their preparations. It s a complete disaster, one said. The men s world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, is among those unhappy with the preparations, writing to the tournament s director, Craig Tiley, with a list of changes he wants.
U.S. Deaths Near 400,000; Brazil Approves Vaccines: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/17/2021 Bloomberg News © Bloomberg An emergency medical technician (EMT) directs an ambulance outside the emergency room of the East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. California reported 459 daily virus deaths, the second-highest tally since the pandemic began, as the most-populous state continues to battle a surge of cases that has strained health-care facilities.
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Another 3,830 people in the U.S. died of causes related to Covid-19, keeping the country on track to reach 400,000 deaths before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. Biden’s promise of delivering 100 million doses of the vaccine in 100 days is “absolutely a doable thing,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said.