Novak Djokovic’s visa was canceled and he must therefore leave Australia as soon as possible. This was confirmed by the country’s Health Minister Greg Hunt, who stressed that you cannot enter said oceanic territory without having been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
As is known, the athlete — who has not been inoculated against COVID-19 — obtained a medical exemption to participate in the Australian Open, a decision that caused controversy. What’s more, he announced that he got on the plane to take him to the tournament venue. However, he encountered problems landing at Melbourne’s Tullamarine International Airport.
According to information from the local newspaper The Age, the Serbian’s entry was blocked by the authorities due to a problem with the visa. Everything indicates that the athlete does not have sufficient evidence to justify the permission that was granted. ‘Nole’ is believed to have indicated a coronavirus infection in the past six months.
However, the world’s number one argument does not meet federal guidelines in Australia. Thus, the State of Victoria contacted Jaala Pulford, Internal Minister of Sports, to intervene and the result was to reject the request to allow the tennis player to enter.
“The federal government has asked if we will support Novak Djokovic’s visa application to enter Australia. We will not provide Novak Djokovic with individual visa application assistance to participate in the 2022 Australian Open Grand Slam. We have always been clear on two points: visa approvals are a matter for the federal government and medical exemptions are a matter for doctors”Pulford expressed on Twitter.
Novak Djokovic against vaccination
The tennis player has openly expressed being against inoculation against the coronavirus on repeated occasions. “Personally, I am opposed to vaccination and I don’t want someone to force me to get vaccinated in order to travel”He mentioned in a Facebook chat with athletes from his country.
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