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72 players now in quarantine amid COVID-19 issues before Australian Open

More players have landed in quarantine in Melbourne after more positive COVID-19 tests were found on charter flights bringing players to Australia ahead of the Australian Open.

Officials announced on Sunday that 72 people are now in quarantine for 14 days after a passenger on a flight from Doha, Qatar to Melbourne tested positive for the coronavirus, according to The Associated Press. That positive test did not come from a player, but all 58 people on the flight — which included 25 players — must now quarantine for two weeks.

Forty-seven players had already been put into quarantine after positive tests were found on two other chartered flights.