on the 16th, djokovic lost his appeal against the decision and was deported, arriving back in serbia the following day. perhaps you feel some of these facts have been misreported or underreported, so let s really set the record straight, and these can just be a short, simple, yes or no. you conducted a pcr test here in serbia on december 16th, two days after attending a basketball match, where covid was circulating. court documents indicate that the insitute of public health of serbia said the result came back positive seven hours later around 8pm, but you weren t told of that pcr result on that day, were you? you were told only later the next day? yes, that s correct. you did a rapid antigen or lateral flow test the following morning, december the 17th, before attending an awards presentation with children here in belgrade. that result on that lateral flow test was negative. so, to be clear, you did not know that you had covid 19 when, unmasked, you met those children? that is correct
later the next day? yes, that s correct. you did a rapid antigen or lateral flow test the following morning, december the 17th, before attending an awards presentation with children here in belgrade. that result on that lateral flow test was negative. so, to be clear, you did not know that you had covid 19 when, unmasked, you met those children? that is correct. you then received your positive pcr result, ie indicating that you did have covid 19, later that day, december the 17th. did you, or more likely your team, make any efforts to notify the families of those children or those people present at the award ceremony that they had been in close company of someone. yes. you did, what sort of efforts did you make? yes, we contacted them, and we did advise them that, you know, i ve received my pcr test and it was positive. cos, as you know, that picture of you, which circulated
you then received your positive pcr result, ie indicating that you did have covid 19, later that day, december the 17th. did you, or more likely your team, make any efforts to notify the families of those children or those people present at the award ceremony that they had been in close company of someone. yes. you did, what sort of efforts did you make? yes, we contacted them, and we did advise them that, you know, i ve received my pcr test and it was positive. cos, as you know, that picture of you, which circulated online, with young players when you had covid but you say you weren t aware, it caused huge anger around the world. it seemed like almost a provocation to lots and lots of people. what would you say to those people who argue that it was deeply irresponsible to attend that event before you d had your pcr test result? i would say that i understand, i really do. i understand when they, in the context of everything that was happening in australia, see the photo of me unmasked
don t want to lose out on this chunk of tourism. is there a bit of a danger to that? of tourism. is there a bit of a dancer to that? . . ., , danger to that? well, clearly there will be medical danger to that? well, clearly there will be medical people, danger to that? well, clearly there will be medical people, and - danger to that? well, clearly there will be medical people, and i m - danger to that? well, clearly there i will be medical people, and i m sure you can will be medical people, and i m sure you can find will be medical people, and i m sure you can find some, who would say, hang you can find some, who would say, hang on. you can find some, who would say, hang on. and you can find some, who would say, hang on, and bear in mind that only three hang on, and bear in mind that only three months ago we still had people in hotels three months ago we still had people in hotels because they had been on holiday in hotels because they had been on holiday in in hot
i think having no food to eat is my biggest threat. but what s really disturbing are reports of critically ill people being turned away from hospitals. sky news is reporting that one woman put in a call for help online after her father suffered a heart attackp but was initialy refused care as he came from a medium-risk location despite having a negative pcr result. but this next account shared by the a.p. is perhaps the most distressing. it s about a pregnantosos compay who felt pains on her stomach on new year s day but was not allowed into a hospital. she waited outside the hospital on a pink plastic stool until she started bleeding. she was finally let into the hospital after medical workers saw the blood about but the fetus was already dead. why would we prop up a regime that operates this way? that treats its own citizens this way? why would we give them cover and