Australian Open:3 test COVID positive, 47 players quarantined

Australian Open 2021 organisers got a rude shock on Saturday as three people tested positive for coronavirus on two charter flights which were ferrying the players and coaches from Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi to Melbourne for the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. 15 charter flights have been organised to bring 1200 players, coaches and officials to Melbourne for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park starting February 8. A member of the flight's crew coming in from Los Angeles and an employee working for the Australian Open tested positive for COVID-19. The 24 players who were onboard the aircraft have been put into self-isolation in their hotel rooms in Melbourne, as a result.Another flight from Abu Dhabi saw a non-player passenger test positive for the virus, prompting the organisers to usher 23 players into hotel quarantine Austalian Open said in a tweet.

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