All gamers on the French Open beginning later this month shall be housed in two designated resorts “with out exception” to cut back the dangers from coronavirus, event director Man Omit mentioned on Monday. Omit additionally introduced that simply 11,500 spectators an afternoon shall be admitted as an alternative of the 20,000 they have been firstly hoping to house all through the September 27-October 11 event. The Roland Garros advanced shall be divided into 3 separate zones “unbiased of each other” and akin to every of the primary showcourts, without a crossing inbetween.
Courts Philippe Chatrier and Suzanne Lenglen shall be restricted to five,000 spectators apiece with Simonne Mathieu limited to simply 1,500. Play at the outdoor courts will move forward without a spectators.
Avid gamers shall be examined “upon their arrival and can obtain their accreditation once the primary unfavourable take a look at is returned”, mentioned Omit.
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A 2nd take a look at shall be performed inside of 72 hours after which every other each 5 days in response to a participant’s development within the event, he added.
French tennis federation director-general Jean-Francois Vilotte mentioned: “We aren’t pondering with regards to an hermetic sanitary bubble, it is a fable.”
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