The investigation is being carried out while Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is being held in a Melbourne hotel after being denied a visa for not being vaccinated.
Australian border authorities are investigating at least two other cases of people linked to the Australian Open who have entered the country unvaccinated, the Australian government acknowledged on Thursday, after Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic’s visa was canceled.
“I am aware of these allegations and I can assure you that the Australian Border Force is investigating that now,” Australian Home Secretary Karen Andrew told 2GB radio station today.
Authorities investigate a tennis player and an official Those who have already been allowed to enter the country to attend the tournament, which is played in the city of Melbourne between January 17 and 30, detailed the Sidney Morning Herald newspaper.
The Australian tennis federation had assured today that other Australian Open participants were allowed to enter the country after contracting covid in the last six months, using the same exemption that Djokovic requested.
The investigation is carried out while the Serbian tennis player is being held in a Melbourne hotel after the Australian authorities revoked his visa for failing to comply with the measures against covid-19 and waiting for a court to decide on Monday on his deportation.
The world number one arrived in Australia on Wednesday night with a medical exemption that allowed him to defend his title at the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated, but shortly after the border authorities canceled his visa.
The tennis player’s lawyers appealed today the authorities’ decision and the Federal Circuit Court scheduled a hearing for next Monday to decide whether Djokovic is deported from the country.
The newspaper Sidney Morning Herald cites three sources anonymously who claim that the exemption presented by the Serbian player was “minimal” and only supported by a doctor.
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“It is not appropriate for me to see Mr. Djokovic’s medical history. It would not be fair for us to do so … But all I can say is that the proof of medical exemption that was provided was deemed insufficient,” said the first Australian Minister Scott Morrison.
The vaccine is mandatory to enter Australia, but there are temporary exemptions for people who have “a serious medical condition”, who cannot be vaccinated because they have contracted covid-19 in the previous six months or have had an adverse reaction to the drug, Between other reasons.
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