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After landing, the tennis star had to wait at the airport despite a special permit. His lawyers are now reporting that Novak Djokovic went through a corona infection in mid-December and is therefore considered recovered.
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Novak Djokovic has been stuck in a quarantine hotel in Melbourne since Wednesday.
The tennis player, who is currently in first place in the world ranking, traveled to Melbourne for the Australian Open, but the government denied him entry to the country.
Djokovic’s lawyers are now insisting on a Covid infection that the tennis ace went through in December.
Another twist in the Djokovic case against the Australian government. As the tennis superstar’s lawyers say, Novak Djokovic tested positive for the corona virus on December 16, as reported by the BBC. “The date of the first positive Covid-PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021,” said the lawyers.
Accordingly, the exception rule of the Australian Tennis Association would apply to the world number one, which also allows unvaccinated people to enter as long as they have recovered from a corona infection in the last six months. Or not?
Did Djokovic get false information from the Australian Association?
It’s probably more complicated that way. Because: As “The Herald Sun” and “Code Sports Australia” report, the Australian Tennis Association sent a letter to the ATP last December in which unvaccinated professionals were given detailed instructions on how they can still enter Australia. Namely, if you have had Corona in the last six months.
The problem, however: The Australian association is said to have been informed in November by Australia’s Health Minister Greg Hunt that such an infection would not be sufficient for an exemption. Nevertheless, the association is said to have sent the information letter to the players in December with the incomplete information.
The organizers immediately denied this. They shared: “We have always made it clear to the players that vaccination is the best solution – not only because it is the right thing to protect yourself and others, but also to ensure that entry goes smoothly. We sharply reject the accusation that we knowingly misled the players. “
“The date of the first positive Covid-PCR test was recorded on December 16, 2021,” said his lawyers.
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Novak Djokovic has been stuck in a quarantine hotel in Melbourne since Wednesday. It is guarded by the police.
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Anyway, the Corona test from December 16 raises many questions. As tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg writes on Twitter, Djokovic had various other appointments on December 16, including a panel discussion and the unveiling of a stamp in his honor. Both events took place indoors and without a mask requirement, as pictures with Djokovic show.
“I feel it and I appreciate it”
So it remains exciting. At a court hearing on Monday it should be decided whether Djokovic can still play the Australian Open. This would start exactly one week later. Until then, the 34-year-old is stuck in the Park Hotel in Melbourne. From this Djokovic spoke up on Friday.
In an Instagram story he wrote: «Thank you, dear people from all over the world, for your continued support. I feel it and I appreciate it. ” He did not provide any further information about his situation at the Melbourne hotel or details of his visa revoked.
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