Umpire suffers heart attack in tennis quarantine

David Marin-Guzman, Timothy Moore and Natasha Rudra

Updated Jan 21, 2021 – 9.20pm, first published at 1.21am

Key Points

Australia's on-again, off-again approach to borders, bubbles and passenger caps is affecting confidence and not only in tourism.
Low testing could be a sign Sydney is in the grip of 'coronavirus fatigue'.
Tennis Australia has confirmed it is privately funding the $40 million Australian Open hotel quarantine bill at no cost to taxpayers.

9.19PM – Jan 21, 2021

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says that coronavirus restrictions will remain in place for Australia Day.
Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19 may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines, although they stress that the shots still protect against the disease.
China reported a rise in new COVID-19 cases despite a flurry of recent measures to contain the latest outbreak in the northeast.
Farmers have pleaded with state leaders to end months of inaction and develop a safe approach to quarantine foreign workers in the wake of a "dire shortage" of seasonal workers.

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