Andy Murray in doubt, Tennys Sandgren boards flight to Melbourne for Australian Open in spite of the latest positive COVID-19 take a look at

Andy Murray has reportedly tested beneficial for coronavirus days ahead of he was because of to go away Britain for the Australian Open up.

The three-time grand slam winner is isolating at household around London and nevertheless hopes to compete in Australia when it is harmless to vacation, a supply explained to the Affiliated Push.

However, that could show difficult with gamers and officials needed to arrive in Australia for the duration of a 36-hour window from Thursday and needing to serve a required isolation of 14 days.

Murray has been presented a wildcard entry into the very first grand slam tournament of 2021.

But the favourable take a look at does not always rule him out of the function in which he is a five-time finalist.

While Murray is in question, American player Tennys Sandgren has been allowed to board a chartered flight to Melbourne for the Australian Open up irrespective of not long ago screening constructive for coronavirus.

Sandgren tweeted he examined “COVID favourable” on Monday, after originally screening constructive in late November, and was originally barred from the flight made up of worldwide gamers out of Los Angeles.

But the environment number 50 explained he was then authorized to be a part of the delayed flight, calling Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley a “wizard”.

Sandgren, a two-time Australian Open quarter-finalist, tweeted he was not contagious and experienced “entirely recovered”.

“My two exams had been considerably less than eight weeks apart. I was unwell in November, fully healthier now,” his tweet read through.

COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria launched a assertion this afternoon saying it had reviewed Sandgren’s positive examination outcome “as per standard processes” and he was cleared to journey to Australia.

It claimed the proof in Sandgren’s situation “proposed he experienced recovered from a earlier COVID-19 infection and is still shedding viral particles”.

“For men and women who have beforehand tested good and have since recovered, it is frequent to drop viral fragments for some time — which can trigger a different beneficial outcome,” the statement examine.

“Any person who returns a constructive exam final result has their medical and situation heritage reviewed by a staff of community overall health gurus.

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Victorian Police and Emergency Expert services Minister Lisa Neville supported the final decision to allow for Sandgren to board the flight to Australia.

“Tennys Stangren’s optimistic end result was reviewed by well being specialists and established to be viral shedding from a previous an infection, so was provided the all distinct to fly,” Ms Neville tweeted.

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Tennis Australia mentioned it was following Victorian Govt rules on gamers staying authorized to fly to Melbourne.

“Any recovered circumstance ought to go through this course of action in purchase to have an possibility to vacation here for the Australian Open,” Tennis Australia mentioned in a assertion.

“Upon arrival all players are quickly put in a protected quarantine environment for 14 days underneath the authority of COVID Quarantine Victoria and will undertake a far more demanding screening schedule than most returning travellers.”

The Australian Open up will begin at Melbourne Park on February 8 and run until February 21.

The to start with charter flight carrying players contesting the Australian Open arrived in Melbourne this night.

Previously this week, three lodges were being extra to Victoria’s resort quarantine plan to accommodate the arrivals.

These are the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne, the See on St Kilda Highway, and the Pullman lodge in Albert Park.

Players and their aid men and women will be authorized to leave their hotel rooms for up to 5 hrs per working day to comprehensive education.

Every resort will have its own focused schooling facility.

Devoted instruction venues have also been set up at Melbourne Park, the Nationwide Tennis Centre and Albert Reserve.

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are on a individual constitution flight that will fly direct to Adelaide for a planned exhibition function in the South Australian money.

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