One of the hotel staff who was staying in the Australian Open outpost of tennis was found to have tested positive for the new coronavirus, and the tournament organizer said on the 4th. We have announced that we will cancel all the games that were scheduled to be played.
This was announced by the Australian Tennis Association, which hosts the Australian Open and its outpost tournament in Melbourne, Australia.
According to this, one of the staff who is currently engaged in infection prevention measures at the hotel where the athletes participating in the women's tour tournament, the men's national competition, and the "ATP Cup" were staying is the new coronavirus. It means that the test showed a positive reaction.
For this reason, the tournament organizer decided to cancel all the games scheduled on the 4th, saying that it is necessary to isolate and inspect hundreds of target people such as athletes using the hotel and tournament management staff. I made it clear.
Scheduled matches include Naomi Osaka's quarter-finals and the ATP Cup match against Argentina, where men's Japan such as Kei Nishikori will participate.