BELGRADE -- Novak Djokovic is positive on coronavirus.
Source: B92
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Immediately upon arrival to Belgrade, Novak was tested together with family members and the team he was with in Belgrade and Zadar.
He does not feel any symptoms, and besides him, his wife Jelena is also positive, while the children and team members are negative.
"Immediately after arriving in Belgrade, we went for testing. My and Jelena's results are positive to COVID-19. The children are negative. Everything we did in the past month, we did with a pure heart and sincere intentions. Our tournament was of a humanitarian character with the idea to help tennis players from the region, to provide them with conditions to play, to earn income, and in that way to overcome this difficult period more easily. At the same time, we wanted to send messages of solidarity and respect, fair play, and to help charitable foundations and those who needed help the most, and I am glad that a large number of people joined that initiative", Djokovic said.
The best tennis player in the world will spend the next two weeks in quarantine.
"We organized the tournament at a time when the virus had weakened, believing that the conditions for its maintenance had been met. I am extremely sorry for each individual case of infection. I follow the doctors' statements and hope that the number of infected will not increase. I hope that nobody will experience any further medical complication and that everyone will be fine. I will remain in self-isolation for the next 14 days, and repeat the test in 5 days", Djokovic added.
@Peggy
The article is on Djokovic so I focused on him. Of course anyone associated with the tournament, has to shoulder responsibility. As for natural immunity, not really the point, they all could have infected others who may not be as resilient as top athletes, that's the thing here, not that they themselves are infected.
(Nikolle, 26 June 2020 10:31)
Silly beyond words and totally self inflected. One the best tennis players of all time, if not the very best, but complete lack of judgment in organising that pointless 'competition'.
(Nikolle, 23 June 2020 15:01)
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I agree. It was an extremely poor lack of judgement here but we can't just blame him alone.
The tennis players who took part are also to blame. They are adults and capable of making their own decisions. Nobody twisted their arm so when does personal responsibility kick in?
The venues should not have been made available for this either.
So many people could've prevented it from going ahead but nobody did.
Yes, he was very silly to do it but he didn't do it alone and I don't see any condemnation towards anyone else in any media. As always, there has to be a scapegoat.
At least they will all now have natural immunity to the virus.
(Peggy, 25 June 2020 01:10)
"We organized the tournament at a time when the virus had weakened, believing that the conditions for its maintenance had been met."
When you see footage of players embracing and a packed crowd with no space between each other, ie a total disregard for social distancing, no masks anywhere and no gloves, how can it be beleived by anyone that "...conditions for its maintenance had been met."?
I am astonished that permission was granted for this tournement to proceed!
It seems there really is a double standard at work here; tell everyone to abide by rules and observe the required measures, and then go ahead and stage an event like this that clearly does neither.
(UK, 24 June 2020 09:50)
Djokovic acted out of ignorance, not understanding what harm it would cause to people in Serbia. With the covid-19 virus starting to abate, it was not yet time to relax the ban on large gatherings such as a tennis match. Furthermore, social distancing was not possible and hardly anyone wore a mask. As much as Novak had good intentions by raising money for charity, all that effort was for nothing and in fact only set the country back further.
(Mike Ford, 24 June 2020 06:48)
Silly beyond words and totally self inflected. One the best tennis players of all time, if not the very best, but complete lack of judgment in organising that pointless 'competition'.
(Nikolle, 23 June 2020 15:01)
Silly beyond words and totally self inflected. One the best tennis players of all time, if not the very best, but complete lack of judgment in organising that pointless 'competition'.
(Nikolle, 23 June 2020 15:01)
"We organized the tournament at a time when the virus had weakened, believing that the conditions for its maintenance had been met."
When you see footage of players embracing and a packed crowd with no space between each other, ie a total disregard for social distancing, no masks anywhere and no gloves, how can it be beleived by anyone that "...conditions for its maintenance had been met."?
I am astonished that permission was granted for this tournement to proceed!
It seems there really is a double standard at work here; tell everyone to abide by rules and observe the required measures, and then go ahead and stage an event like this that clearly does neither.
(UK, 24 June 2020 09:50)
Djokovic acted out of ignorance, not understanding what harm it would cause to people in Serbia. With the covid-19 virus starting to abate, it was not yet time to relax the ban on large gatherings such as a tennis match. Furthermore, social distancing was not possible and hardly anyone wore a mask. As much as Novak had good intentions by raising money for charity, all that effort was for nothing and in fact only set the country back further.
(Mike Ford, 24 June 2020 06:48)
Silly beyond words and totally self inflected. One the best tennis players of all time, if not the very best, but complete lack of judgment in organising that pointless 'competition'.
(Nikolle, 23 June 2020 15:01)
===…==
I agree. It was an extremely poor lack of judgement here but we can't just blame him alone.
The tennis players who took part are also to blame. They are adults and capable of making their own decisions. Nobody twisted their arm so when does personal responsibility kick in?
The venues should not have been made available for this either.
So many people could've prevented it from going ahead but nobody did.
Yes, he was very silly to do it but he didn't do it alone and I don't see any condemnation towards anyone else in any media. As always, there has to be a scapegoat.
At least they will all now have natural immunity to the virus.
(Peggy, 25 June 2020 01:10)
@Peggy
The article is on Djokovic so I focused on him. Of course anyone associated with the tournament, has to shoulder responsibility. As for natural immunity, not really the point, they all could have infected others who may not be as resilient as top athletes, that's the thing here, not that they themselves are infected.
(Nikolle, 26 June 2020 10:31)
Silly beyond words and totally self inflected. One the best tennis players of all time, if not the very best, but complete lack of judgment in organising that pointless 'competition'.
(Nikolle, 23 June 2020 15:01)
@Peggy
The article is on Djokovic so I focused on him. Of course anyone associated with the tournament, has to shoulder responsibility. As for natural immunity, not really the point, they all could have infected others who may not be as resilient as top athletes, that's the thing here, not that they themselves are infected.
(Nikolle, 26 June 2020 10:31)
Silly beyond words and totally self inflected. One the best tennis players of all time, if not the very best, but complete lack of judgment in organising that pointless 'competition'.
(Nikolle, 23 June 2020 15:01)
===…==
I agree. It was an extremely poor lack of judgement here but we can't just blame him alone.
The tennis players who took part are also to blame. They are adults and capable of making their own decisions. Nobody twisted their arm so when does personal responsibility kick in?
The venues should not have been made available for this either.
So many people could've prevented it from going ahead but nobody did.
Yes, he was very silly to do it but he didn't do it alone and I don't see any condemnation towards anyone else in any media. As always, there has to be a scapegoat.
At least they will all now have natural immunity to the virus.
(Peggy, 25 June 2020 01:10)
Djokovic acted out of ignorance, not understanding what harm it would cause to people in Serbia. With the covid-19 virus starting to abate, it was not yet time to relax the ban on large gatherings such as a tennis match. Furthermore, social distancing was not possible and hardly anyone wore a mask. As much as Novak had good intentions by raising money for charity, all that effort was for nothing and in fact only set the country back further.
(Mike Ford, 24 June 2020 06:48)
"We organized the tournament at a time when the virus had weakened, believing that the conditions for its maintenance had been met."
When you see footage of players embracing and a packed crowd with no space between each other, ie a total disregard for social distancing, no masks anywhere and no gloves, how can it be beleived by anyone that "...conditions for its maintenance had been met."?
I am astonished that permission was granted for this tournement to proceed!
It seems there really is a double standard at work here; tell everyone to abide by rules and observe the required measures, and then go ahead and stage an event like this that clearly does neither.
(UK, 24 June 2020 09:50)