Since the French government announced that from February it will relax the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic crisis, Novak Djokovic was excited to participate in deportation-of-the-serbian/” title=”Australian Open 2022: Novak Djokovic case, live: Australia continues to extend the decision on the deportation of the Serbian”>Roland Garros. The withdrawal of the mandatory use of the mask and the elimination of capacity limitations were some of the measures taken by the authorities of the European country, despite the fact that the Ministry of Health reported that in the last hours 425,183 new cases and 251 deaths from the disease.
In Paris, the French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, announced that the de-escalation will begin on February 2, date from which the mandatory use of the chinstrap, teleworking and capacity restrictions in sporting and cultural events will be eliminated. The official justified the decision with the “favorable” evolution of the epidemiological situation, so if it continues like this, Nor is it ruled out in the coming weeks to put an end to the health passport, as long as “the hospital pressure was reduced in a lasting way”.
In this context, the Serbian tennis player could play the Parisian Grand Slam that will take place in May, since They will allow unvaccinated foreigners to enter the country if they have tested positive in the last six months.
With these changes, Nole, who was infected on December 16, would have “immunity” until June 16, a few days after the end of the French tournament, which will be played between May 22 and June 5.
After being out of Australian Open after you’ve been deported for his refusal to be vaccinated Doubts arose about the number of competitions that the Serb will be able to play in the coming months if he does not change his position.
The great objective of the number 1 in the world is to play and win another Grand Slam to tie the tie with the Spanish Rafael Nadal and the swiss Roger Federer in the shared record of 20 titles major; although the Majorcan could consecrate himself in Oceania.
Since the health passport was established “more than a million unvaccinated French have taken the step, which is good, but not enough.” “We are going to allow those who receive their first dose before February 15 to benefit from a vaccination pass under the conditions of receiving a second one a month later and presenting a negative test in the meantime,” he announced. Jean Castex.
Along these lines, the Minister of Health, Olivier Veran, present at the press conference, who defended the validity of the health passport “as long as necessary”, since it “encourages vaccination”. The next step in this French de-escalation will take place on February 16th, when it will be allowed reopening of nightlife venues, such as nightclubs and concert halls, as well as drinking and eating at sporting events, in cinemas and on public transport.
On the other hand, Djokovic was invited to play the Rotterdam tournament in the Netherlands, scheduled between February 7 and 13. The director of the contest, Richard Krajicek, assured: “Novak wouldn’t break any rules if he came here so he would be welcome.. My opinion is that everyone has the right not to be vaccinated”.
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