Melbourne Hotels Accommodate Tennis Players In Quarantine In Lead Up To 2021 Australian Open

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Tennis chair umpire Carlos Bernardes, guest staying at 'The View' hotel is seen being attended to by paramedics as he is stretchered into an ambulance on January 20, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. The view hotel is one of three hotels being used for Australian Open Quarantine. All players and staff arriving in Melbourne for the Australian Open must complete 14 days of hotel quarantine and will be housed across three hotels; the Grand Hyatt, Pullman Albert Park and View Melbourne. Quarantining players will be able to leave their rooms for up to five hours a day, but only to attend dedicated quarantine training venues set up at Melbourne Park, the National Tennis Centre and Albert Reserve. Players will only be permitted to train once their day two COVID-19 comes back negative. All other staff and officials will need to remain in their rooms at all times for the 14 days of quarantine. The 2021 Australian Open will be the largest international sporting event to be held in Australia since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)