47 tennis players quarantined prior to Australian Open

The Australian Open Grand Slam tennis championship, which begins in early February and is the first major tennis tournament of the year, has placed 47 players in hard lockdown, such as not being allowed to leave their hotel rooms, after other passengers on charter flights tested positive for COVID-19. All participants, including coaches, media, officials and family, are required to be quarantined for 14 days following their arrival in the country. Those not put into hard lockdown are being allowed to practice for five hours a day, though they will be tested daily for the virus.