restrictions in england, though the government insists that hospitalization numbers do not merit any change. reporter: i m paula hancocks in seoul. hong kong has announced it will tighten its vaccination rules in order to try and contain an as yet small outbreak of omicron cases. you ll need to be vaccinated in order to enter museums, public libraries, and schools by february 24th, although they haven t yet decided if all students will be included in that requirement. elsewhere in india, there have been record numbers of new cases in both mumbai and new delhi. in the national capital territory of delhi, there will be a weekend curfew put in place to slow down the spread of new cases. but elsewhere in other states, five states where there are elections coming up early this year, we are seeing massive political rallies with thousands of people in attendance, in some cases a lack of masks and social distancing is raising concerns. paula hancocks, scott mclean,
after stating he was exempted from vaccination rules. but at the airport, federal authorities noticed a mistake with his application and he was quizzed there for over seven hours. the result for the tennis star, this time, was not what he wanted. rules are rules and there are no special cases. entry with a visa requires double vaccination or a medical exemption. i m advised that such an exemption was not in place and, as a result, he is subject to the same rule as anyone else. this unexpected turn of events left many wondering what was going on. there s still mystery about what had originally had been agreed after
victorian state government says he should be allowed to compete because he now has an exemption but the federal government, scott morrison s government, is at pains to make a point, especially with the pressure they are under over the way they ve handled covid and the rise in cases that no one will get preferential treatment, that the rules are the rules. what decision will be made on monday, we don t know. but we do know that novak djokovic has arrived in australia to defend his title in a tournament that he has dominated and now this is very much in doubt. there appears to be little sympathy for djokovic s stance among his fellow competitors here s his rival rafa nadal. it s normal that the people here in australia get very i frustrated with the case j because they have been going through a lot - of very hard lockdowns. a lot of people were not able to come back. - the people say we need to get vaccinated, - we need to get the vaccine. for me, i think if you are i vaccinated, you c
we could, because we know he is a truthful and rightful guy. novak djokovic announced on january 4th that he many in the community believe he was unfairly treated. while many in the tennis community believe djokovic was unfairly treated, some argue that meeting any country s vaccination rules will pose problems for him beyond australia. he would have to face several times those problems, so i think bottom line, he will have to get the vaccine. but for this time, for australia, he got the visa, and he flew in with all the best intentions and having done all the work he should have done beforehand. thejubilant mood turned into chaos and confusion when it became unclear whether djokovic would be allowed to stay, despite the court s decision in his favour. at one point, djokovic s fans thought they caught a glimpse of him, but they clashed with the police and were dispersed with tear gas. it s only a few days before the tournament djokovic has dominated is due to start, but his win in co
djokovic get a visa to come to australia then be told he had not met the rules. many questions. thanks for having me. it is definitely a very complex issue. based on what we know and what scott mentioned before, it is a situation which is multilayer. the requirements entering the country at the moment are vaccination are quite strict. based on what we know from the australian border force as well as the prime minister s statements, it appears that the visa was cancelled mainly on the basis of a medical exemption or insufficient documentation relating to an exemption at federal level. tennis australia and the victorian state government were providing those exemptions, sufficient documentation