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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by chrisseaton on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @11:48AM (#29893946)
> Sorry - it's only tennis

Real question is why are the Australians running an international tennis competition in the first place?

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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by gertrunde on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:05PM (#29894197)
I'd imagine the same reason why anyone runs an international tennis competition?

Although in this case at least they've been doing it for 117 years... so they do have precedent on their side.

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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by xienze on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:13PM (#29894315)
I think the parent comment’s question is more along the lines of “if Australia is so deathly afraid of Covid, why are they hosting an international sporting event at this particular time?”
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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by gertrunde on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:32PM (#29894623)
Ah, I see, that does make a bunch more sense!
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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by mdoms on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:11PM (#29895261)
They're taking suitable precautions, such as requiring entrants are fully vaccinated.
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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by chrisseaton on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:12PM (#29895288)
> such as requiring entrants are fully vaccinated

That's not what they're doing, which is the whole point of this story and controversy.

But anyway a tennis competition should be the very bottom of the list of anyone's priorities.

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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by ls15 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:04PM (#29894185)
In a country that currently has rules that exclude the current world No. 1...
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