BREAKING: Novak Djokovic wins his appeal to stay in Australia after the country’s authorities barred entry to the tennis star over his Covid-19 vaccination status.
While he was in the air, questions were raised about exactly how and why Djokovic was granted the medical exemption, amid a worsening epidemic situation in Australia. The country’s total coronavirus infections surpassed 1 million on Monday, with more than half of them recorded in the past week, Reuters reported.
In papers filed to the court on Saturday, his lawyers argued that he had been granted an exemption because he had contracted — and recovered from — the virus in December. of Djokovic emerged on social media, showing him attending public events without a mask on the day his lawyers said he tested positive and the day after the diagnosis.
At the hearing, Kelly questioned why the home affairs delegate had not accepted Djokovic's medical exemption, which was reviewed by two medical panels.On Saturday, Australian authorities sought to delay the proceedings until Wednesday, but their bid was. In its court filing, the government said that if Djokovic won the case, it would still have the power to cancel his visa and detain him again.
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