An electronic signboard on Rod Laver Arena reminds spectators of the lockdown start time on Friday.
“We look forward to welcoming fans back to the Australian Open for the next four days and to finishing the event safely and on a high,” tournament director Craig Tiley said in a statement. The announcement comes ahead of the five-day state-wide lockdown ending at midnight on Wednesday with state health authorities expressing confidence the snap restrictions had been enough to contain a coronavirus outbreak.
The restrictions were ordered last Friday after a small cluster of the UK coronavirus variant emerged.
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