Two COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flight

Melbourne: Two coronavirus infections were reported on Saturday on a flight to the Australian Open, forcing two weeks of strict hotel quarantine for all the tennis players and entourage on board.

The positive cases were recorded after the charter flight from Los Angeles landed c, according to online posts from players.

In quarantine, the players must train indoors, instead of being allowed out for five hours training per day, part of conditions that allowed the event to go ahead.

"Unfortunately we have been informed by the health authorities that two people on your flight AR7493 from LAX that arrived at 5.15am on Friday 15 January have returned positive COVID-19 PCR tests on arrival in Melbourne," said a message posted on Instagram by Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez, who is ranked 48 on the doubles circuit. "From having 5 hours of training in a bubble to this ... (strict quarantine x 15 days). I will be showing you my workouts x Instagram (inside the room)," Uruguayan world number 68 Pablo Cuevas said on Twitter. The news was first reported by The Age newspaper. Australia agreed to accept about 1,200 players, officials and staff on 15 flights for the major sporting event that is due to begin next month. Agencies

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