Australian Open hotel quarantine worker positive for Covid with Victorian premier 'assuming the worst'

Daniel Andrews announces new gathering and mask rules stating it's likely 26-year-old has UK variant and has infected others

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The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has tightened coronavirus restrictions in the state after a worker in the Australian Open hotel quarantine system tested positive to Covid.

Andrews said the new case was not, at this stage, likely to affect the tennis tournament due to start on Monday but would require up to 600 players and support workers to have another Covid-19 test.