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Three staff members of the McLaren and Haas Formula 1 teams have isolated themselves as a preventive measure in the Australian Grand Prix, while they are being tested to see if they have coronaviruses . All teams are acting with extreme caution to avoid the possibility that any sick person can infect someone else. Before the appearance of some team members showing symptoms of fever, a contingency plan has been established. A member of the McLaren team, plus two of Haas staff, have been evaluated and isolated to complete the tests.

McLaren issued a statement in this regard in which he said: "We can confirm that a team member has insulated himself at the hotel as a precaution, according to our policy, after showing symptoms similar to the coronavirus." "We are waiting for the results of the tests and we currently do not have a definitive time frame. The team is operating according to our normal program," said the note. With the results of these tests, which will probably take several hours, both teams have confirmed that their staff has returned to their hotels and placed in a condition of self-isolation until it is known if they have contracted the virus. It is not clear what the implications for Formula One and the Australian Grand Prix will be, if it is confirmed that any of the team members have coronaviruses.

Australia has intensified its attempts to try to contain the virus , announcing that it is forbidding Italians to travel to the country since Wednesday night, although this will not affect the Italian personnel of Ferrari, AlphaTauri and Pirelli , who were able to travel to Melbourne from beforehand. Formula One issued a statement earlier this week saying they were adopting a scientific approach to handle the coronavirus crisis and that they were establishing an action plan. " Specific teams of experts will be deployed at airports , transit points and circuits to protect personnel, focused on the diagnosis, management and extraction of suspicious cases," it said.

This situation occurred just after the Australian media reported that a citizen who attended a function in a closed hotel near the Albert Park circuit was diagnosed with COVID-19, for ignoring the symptoms for several days. The hotel was not open to the public at this time, so no Formula One staff has been affected by this circumstance.

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