Anyone know what is his medical exception?
Awful behaviour by Djokovic. I imagine he'll get booed everywhere he goes now.
That's scary. Do you reckon the vaccines don't work?
Well she was off work for 2 weeks before she contacted so its unlikely it came from work...
I presume the oz govt. could ask for proof of infection? Also could do an antibody test to see if he has had a recent infection?
The event was on the 17th , indoors , maskless and with children. Confirmed on that date as taking place that day by the Serbian tennis federation. The accusations don't appear to be misplaced.
It's been explained numerous times already but can you really not work out why someone would test regularly in a world where covid passes are required and infection grants you a covid pass, and where up to 80% of cases are asymptomatic? It's not at all difficult to figure out if you can put yourself in someone else's position although that's a skill people seem to be losing rapidly.
Thats possible I guess. I wouldn't really care if he had or not as he has prior immunity from having had covid back in 2020 and vaccines passes are an abberation/unethical particularly when a varient like Omicrom is going around which completely evades the vaccine when it comes to infection. A vaccinated person is just as likely to transmit it as an u vaccinated person as we can see with out 26,000 cases a day (probably twice or even three times as many actual infections as being reported every day) in this country where over 95% of the adult population has been vaccinated. So good on him if he's ignoring unjust and illogical laws. But yeah, he wouldn't want to get caught although I don't really see how he would get caught unless his doctor feels like losing his medical license if that's what actually happened.
I dunno, farce turning to fiction at this stage , my stance is quite clear, both he and Australian Tennis association have been acting the maggot when it comes to the rules. A wink and Nod, an accommodation so to speak and it's BS from start to finish.
The latest nonsense has gone from an alleged serious medical condition, to suddenly getting covid , but of course having caught covid, he felt it appropriate to attend an event with young Tennis players the very next day😳 how thoughtful of this normally selfish P***K
He's at the very back, the smug B***X
'Another scenario is he never had covid and committed fraud to enter Oz. Maybe he should fly home before he gets charged in that case?'
I don't believe it but hey yeah good scenario, hopefully he's reading boards.ie so he knows to go on the lam to dodge a fraud charge.
Personally, I think he got a dodgy doctor to say he had covid rather than him actually going out and potentially infecting children whilst hugging them. But then that's fraud for trying to enter Oz. Could he be looking at a sentence? If I was him, I would be getting out of Oz pronto before he's charged with something.
that was a self-imposed deadline by Tennis Australia so yes may appear that it was extended.
hardly the first time that a deadline was extended, especially by the same small body itself that set it, the likes of which Tennis Australia is.
only 26 people applied - it's not the tax year deadline date.
we don't know how many applied after the 10th of December
and yeah, obviously they might extend it for the number 1 ranked player in tennis
It isn't clear if he even had symptoms when he took a test. There's no proof that he willingly endangered anyone. The story is clickbait without the full facts being known. You're prepared to assume he was in the wrong.
Why on earth if you had a pcr test would you go round the next day as if you didnt?
Whether the virus was dangerous to Djokovic or not is not the issue. It is well known that it can be dangerous to sections of society, and he had no clue who was going to be attending any event who may be at risk. The fact that people keep thinking about themselves and not those who may be at risk shows how poorly human society has developed.
No....if I get Covid in Ireland then I am entitled to a covid pass saying that I have immunity just like a vaccinated person (despite so much evidence showing I would have superior immunity) regardless of whether I'm going to be flying or not. Australia has different rules I guess but getting covid and showing proof of recovery is important for getting the pass.
Even if recent positive counted, he only has that positive on the 16th and this was after the deadline for submitting proof for an exemption. So Australia just have to go why did you file for an exemption before you had a positive test
If you are a close contact, you need to self isolate...
He's a multi-millionaire famous athlete and could be taking private tests routinely.
Or, as per the link, having been at a basketball match where people tested positive could have spurred him to take a test 'just in case' sans symptoms.
Could be any number of innocent explanations. I'd be inclined to wait for his explanation before condemnation.
Doesn't PCR need to be within 48 hours of travel. Didn't Djokovic spend Christmas at home? So it's unlikely it was for travelling.
Another scenario is he never had covid and committed fraud to enter Oz. Maybe he should fly home before he gets charged in that case?
The person who needs to travel. It is a requirement to enter many countries, (e.g. Ireland) especially if you are not vaccinated. In that case you pay for it, it is not free. In Ireland, if you need to travel, you can purchase (I think it is 60 euro) a PCR test so you can travel abroad.
If I needed a covid pass to travel and knew that many people with Covid are asymptomatic then I would take a covid test to get that pass. Its the reason I have taken many antigen tests yet somehow remain negative despite my supposed increased vulnerability to infection compared to the vaccinated. To be fair I haven't had a cold, flu or any other type of illness in the last 15 years either so maybe it's just my immune system being a boss? But please continue to tell me and other people like me how I'm in danger vs a fat lad who's been vaccinated.
I must say I'm a bit disappointed withe the journalist. It takes the time of Djokovic's tweet (17/12) to make an impression that event with postal service happened on that day, while according to other sources it happened on 16/12 - the day of the test or test results, which wasn't clear. Also, later in the article, it is said that:
It is not clear whether he knew he had Covid when the pictures were taken.
So, maybe the guy didn't know about his infection until after these events.
Also, Voracova said:
“Apparently the Australian Tennis Association has misled us, which is annoying. I wanted to focus on tennis, not visas, quarantine. It’s really weird that I spent a week here, played a match … and then they came for me,” she said.
I know he is very, very unpopular, but all the accusations are misplaced in this case.
He organised a tour last year with no protocols or distancing or any kind of crowd restrictions. Eventually a tournament was cancelled when people started testing positive. Including Djokovic.
He thinks he knows better than everyone else. Good for him. Doesn't mean everyone else has to bend over for him.
Who takes routine PCRs without symptoms? What a drain on the Serbian health service.
Maybe he had no symptoms but took a routine test anyway. Like I said, you/we don't know.
He has said he took the covid test on 16th December, 17th this event happened. He needed to be self isolating until result.
Ironically Djockovic's vaccination 'stance' has now received a thousand-fold more publicity than it would have if he'd just been allowed to fly under the radar like he wanted.
Maybe more people will become interested in homeopathic medicine now that its been publicised that the world's greatest tennis players (or one of them) is so into it.
From your own link:
'It is not clear whether he knew he had Covid when the pictures were taken.'
The fact that you're not waiting for the full story but jumping the gun by calling Djockovic a "scumbag" isn't great. Why do you feel its necessary to put a bad spin on circumstantial evidence against someone you don't know?
There have been approximately 500,000 - 1,000,000 cases of covid in Ireland since Christmas and 85 people are in ICU and it is on a downward trajectory. It's over. Relax. Omicrom, not masks and not vaccines have ended the pandemic. It's a mild cold and that's almost certainly what Djokovic had as he didn't even have symptoms. Can we please look at this rationally and get on with our lives?
He showed tremendous respect for Serbians in general when he went to an indoor event knowing he was covid positive. A real life stand up guy.
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