Three cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have been detected from charter flights carrying tennis players, coaches and officials to Melbourne for the Australian Open, forcing 47 players into strict hotel quarantine.

The players from the two affected flights — arriving from Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi — were in a strict 14-day quarantine period, unable to leave their hotel rooms or practice, health authorities and tournament organizers said Saturday. The Australian Open starts on February 8.

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