The Australian Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments held in Australia, will be held from the 13th without spectators following the spread of the new coronavirus infection in the venue Melbourne. became.
The Australian Open of tennis will open in Melbourne on the 8th of this month, three weeks behind the original schedule due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the total number of spectators will be 390,000 as a countermeasure against infection, which is half of the previous year. Measures have been taken.
Under these circumstances, the local Prime Minister of Victoria, Andrews, held a press conference on the 12th, and the quarantine virus spread in the United Kingdom was confirmed by the residents and staff of the quarantine hotel for immigrants in Melbourne. Announced that it will introduce restrictions on going out for five days from day and night.
In response, the Australian Tennis Association, which hosts the Australian Open, has announced that the tournament will be open to the public from the 13th until the restrictions are lifted.
Craig Tiley, CEO of the association, said at the press conference, "We have continued to say that the safety and health of the community and the spectators are our top priorities," seeking understanding of the policy shift to non-spectators, while at the moment the competition There is no change in the schedule.
In Australia, strict infection control measures such as quarantining immigrants in hotels for two weeks and prohibiting them from going out have been successful, and the number of newly infected people is more than a dozen even on many days, and the spread of infection has been suppressed to some extent.