Covid-19: Melbourne hotel worker tests positive

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 7:36 p.m.

Over 500 Australian Open players and staff are in isolation after a Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tested positive for Covid-19. The man was working at one of three hotels being used to house tennis players and their support staff ahead of the tournament opening on Monday. He also visited a number of locations including a public gathering before he tested positive on Wednesday evening. The state of Victoria has been plunged into new restrictions including mandatory mask use indoors and restrictions on gatherings.