Beijing time, January 8: Recently, the world's number one tennis player Djokovic entered Australia to participate in the Australian Open and his visa was cancelled at the airport has always occupied the front page of the sports circle. Djokovic filed a lawsuit with the Victorian court against the Australian authorities revoking his visa, and today there is a lot of evidence that was revealed, including documents showing that Djokovic was re-infected with the new crown virus on December 16 last year, but there are sources that show that he participated in public activities on the 17th and 18th and did not wear a mask. The deadline for applications for exemptions requested by the Australian Open is December 10, and infection within 6 months is not a waiver condition. Many doubts have made everyone look forward to Monday's hearing, if the infection is real Djokovic or suspected of deliberately spreading the virus, if it is immediately negative, you can consider applying for this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine. Today we continue to focus on this matter.
Djokovic checked at the airport overnight after his visa was revoked before being transferred to a centralized quarantine hotel by the Australian authorities to await repatriation. Djokovic then hired a lawyer to file a lawsuit in Federal Court in Victoria asking authorities to revoke the decision to cancel the visa. After a brief hearing, the judge ruled to accept Djokovic's request to allow Djokovic to live in the quarantine hotel for 10 days until the same day when the verdict was announced at the hearing. In the past two days, the news about this matter has gradually come out and continuously dropped shock bombs on the tennis world, and the development of things has become more and more strange.
The first is that Djokovic's parents held an international press conference in Serbia on the 7th to complain about Djokovic's unfair treatment. Djokovic's father said "deportation, it is a shameful decision." I couldn't even talk to my son, who treated him like a criminal. I have nothing to say about everything they have done. Novak has shown for 20 years that he is part of the free world. My son is Spartacus of the New World, who will not tolerate injustice, colonialism and hypocrisy, and who, though imprisoned, has never been so free. He has become a symbol and leader of the free world, a leader of third world countries, a leader of the poor and those in need. Djokovic didn't break any laws, Novak, and we all stand with you. After the press conference, Deyo's parents came to protest outside the Serbian parliament and rallied in solidarity with their son.
Subsequently, the Australian side said that djokovic's freedom was not restricted and that he could leave at any time. Djokovic's brother said: "He can choose to leave Australia now, but if he does, he is like admitting a mistake he should not have been carrying, so accepting failure is never an option for him." Now he's waiting for the court's decision, and I don't know what he's going to do next if the decision is against him, and he doesn't know it himself. At the moment, in so many emotions, tennis and grand slams are the last things in his brain. The only thing he seeks now is fairness and justice, and the full disclosure of the truth of the matter. Throughout the process of preparing the documents required for entry, the Australian Tennis Association helped the player to complete it, and he did not fill out any forms himself. The Australian Internet Association cooperates with the Federal Government, and the Internet Association does not have the right to issue any certificate, which is issued by the Victorian Government. Now, the Federal Government has stopped the Victorian Government's proof, which shows that things are in a political situation. ”
As things fermented, the Czech women's player Volakova, who also had a waiver document to enter Australia, entered the country with a "medical exemption" document at the end of last year. After the Djokovic incident, on the 7th she was cancelled by the Australian authorities and sent to her hotel in Djokovic to await repatriation. Volakova did not choose to appeal but quit the Australian Open, and left Australia on the 8th on a flight leaving Melbourne. Volakova applied for a "medical exemption" on the same grounds as Djokovic. However, she said that she was willing to be vaccinated, and because she was infected with the new crown and could not complete the vaccination within the specified time, she applied for a medical exemption and was approved to enter the country. As Djokovic's affair broke out and she was also expelled from her visa with her visa revoked, the Czech Foreign Ministry protested against the Australian side.
According to Australian media reports, Djokovic claimed that he received a letter from the Australian Immigration Service a few days before arriving in Melbourne, saying that he met the requirements for exemption from vaccination to enter Australia. In addition, the information shows that Djokovic was able to obtain the exemption license because he was diagnosed with (again) new crown infection on December 16 last year. However, some reporters found that during this period, Deyo was still "active" frequently. Djokovic was granted a visa to enter Australia on November 18 last year and received a waiver from the Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Internet Association on December 30. The exemption clearly states that he tested positive for COVID-19 using PCR on December 16, but did not develop fever or other symptoms such as respiratory tract in the previous 72 hours.
However, some media pointed out that the deadline for applying for exemption is December 10. What is even more questionable is that after being diagnosed positive, Djokovic also participated in an indoor panel discussion on the same day and attended a stamp issuance ceremony based on his own portrait, in both activities, Djokovic did not wear a mask. On December 17, Djokovic attended an award ceremony with many children at the Novak Tennis Center, when many children took a group photo with him, not only indoors, but also Djokovic, who was diagnosed with the new crown, still did not wear a mask. On December 18, Djokovic also shared the dynamics of playing basketball with friends on social media, without symptoms being diagnosed again, and did not isolate as required. Therefore, the evidence that he was infected again on 16 December is now suspicious. Some media have also asked whether the time of re-infection is November 16, and the possibility of this situation is also zero, because Djokovic was participating in the ATP year-end finals in Turin, Italy, at that time, he would be tested every day, and if he was positive, he could not participate.
If Djokovic is really diagnosed with COVID-19 again on December 16, and therefore get the so-called "medical exemption" the truth needs to be clarified by Monday's hearing, if he is really infected, he does not self-isolate but attends public events without wearing masks, and there are many children participating in the event, such a situation is tantamount to "poisoning" and needs to be condemned and spurned by the public. If Djokovic explained that he turned negative on December 17 before participating in the event, it is really necessary to conduct scientific research on him, what method can quickly make the infection of the new crown turn negative, really can solve this problem, you can consider awarding this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine. According to the announced news, Monday's hearing will begin at 7 a.m. Beijing time on Monday, and the court has also opened a live broadcast of the trial, whenever you want to watch the trial, you can enter the website to watch the live broadcast. At that point, we'll know who's lying. Whether it is the Australian Open organizing committee that pits Djokovic, or Djokovic forges documents or the two sides collude, I believe that it will cause more attention.
At present, this matter is no longer a simple problem, but involves a lot of shady transactions, which is unfair to many people who follow the rules. Monday's trial will give a lot of results, but Djokovic must be spurned if he does attend a public event even if he is infected. We will continue to pay attention to the reports that follow up on this matter.