Australian Open: 47 players In quarantine after positive Covid-19 tests on two charter flights

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(CNN)Preparations for the Australian Open hit a major stumbling block on Saturday after 47 players were told they couldn't train or practice after some passengers on two charter planes arriving in Melbourne returned positive Covid-19 test results. Twenty-four players on a charter flight from the US to Melbourne are required to quarantine for two weeks after a member of the flight crew and a passenger -- not a player -- tested positive. Both had tested negative within 72 hours of boarding the flight, which carried a total of 79 people. Another 23 players are also in quarantine...

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