Novak Djokovic

If he is correct in saying he tested positive for Covid on December 16th how come he was in Belgrade on the 17th December giving out awards?

LauraNorderr

Make sure you only sew while he’s out playing golf. They don’t like noise to disturb their afternoon nap.
Crochet, embroidery and knitting are allowed in the evening as they are silent tasks.

Knitting ? Silent ? Those wretched clicking needles …
I’m divorced so am I a Stepford divorcée and what would be the signs ?

Make sure you only sew while he’s out playing golf. They don’t like noise to disturb their afternoon nap.
Crochet, embroidery and knitting are allowed in the evening as they are silent tasks.

Oh no! I’ll have to get the sewing machine out.

I made my frilly apron myself of course. No self respecting Stepford wife would buy such a thing.

Laura, where did you get your frilly apron? If we’re offered a fourth vaccine it might work and then I’ll need an apron such as the fetching one you’re wearing today.

Me too Calistemon, obviously my vaccinations didn’t work either. My husband brought me a coffee in bed and he’s just made me a second coffee, but I am drinking it downstairs, just!

LauraNorderr
Neither of my vaccines nor my booster seemed to have worked yet then; my breakfast plate and cup are still in front of me, DH just made me a coffee.
But I have been very busy chatting on the phone - it's been one of those mornings!

maddyone

How utterly convenient that Djokovic got Covid on 16th December!

Am-aze-ing! As a well known Australian might say?

Effalump, I’m so glad you posted, that explains why I have been getting up at 7 am, donning my pretty, frilly apron, picking up the feather duster and removing cobwebs as I cook my darling husband his favourite breakfast.
After I have cleaned the whole house and taken out the bins I massage his poor tense shoulders before calling at the dry cleaners to collect his suit.
I would say more but my darling is waiting for his lunch, I must set the tray as he would like it in front of the tv today.

Tamayra

I’m in Australia Our Government is so unreliable
Just a few months ago they let a whole football team and their families into Queensland
Now they are doing the opposite to another high ranking athlete
Is you ask me they don’t know their ar..e from their head!!!!

Tamayra you'll find that many people on Gransnet know more about Australia and how well they are coping with this pandemic than people who live there!!

What I do know is only from what is reported to me from family there but the situation sounds disorganised to say the least.
Actually, the term used by someone unable to get a pcr test for 4 days was that it is f*****g shambles. Apologies.

How utterly convenient that Djokovic got Covid on 16th December!

He took the test on the 16th December. Presumably he wasn’t thinking of going to Australia before that as he wouldn’t have thought he qualified for an exemption before then?
I applaud the speed with which his visa was granted.
My friend had to jump through a lot of hoops before she got hers. She is going to visit her son. It took quite a long time.

effalump

I think there is a definite side effect of the vax. It seems to be turning all women into Stepford Wives.

Examples ?

Must say I was stupefied yesterday to read in yesterday’s Times that ND’s father said his son was ‘being crucified like Jesus’.
Honestly, in MN parlance, WT actual F??

I dare you to say that to our many and varied faces effalump!

I think there is a definite side effect of the vax. It seems to be turning all women into Stepford Wives.

Convenient he allegedly had Covid on the 16th December, hope he wasn’t seen out and about for 10days then.

Tamayra

I’m in Australia Our Government is so unreliable
Just a few months ago they let a whole football team and their families into Queensland
Now they are doing the opposite to another high ranking athlete
Is you ask me they don’t know their ar..e from their head!!!!

It does look crazy when you put it like that. Which way do you support Tamayra?
Would you let them in or keep them out?
I suppose the ‘keep them out’ arose from the public reaction to the ‘let them in’ event, so you could say that at least they have learnt something.

Tamayra

I’m in Australia Our Government is so unreliable
Just a few months ago they let a whole football team and their families into Queensland
Now they are doing the opposite to another high ranking athlete
Is you ask me they don’t know their ar..e from their head!!!!

Just remind me how many deaths Australia has had from covid compared to the 150,000 + deaths in the U.K….

I’m in Australia Our Government is so unreliable
Just a few months ago they let a whole football team and their families into Queensland
Now they are doing the opposite to another high ranking athlete
Is you ask me they don’t know their ar..e from their head!!!!

Zoejory

Not sure if this has been posted but it appears to show that Novak could have thought this was why he was exempt.

But that's not the Government's stance so it's back to Serbia with you Novak. Or USA.

Which was a misinterpretation of the Government rules by the AO organisers, apparently.

I do not believe that he would have had to quarantine if he had been vaccinated (as mentioned upthread) as Victoria is not demanding any quarantine now - we are double vaxxed and boosted, and have recently had Covid and hopefully will be visiting our daughter very soon. The sort of exemption we need is based on being parents of an Australian Citizen. That said I agree with all of you that he should be sent home. My SiL has a ticket for the Australian Open and he will definitely be booing Novax if he is allowed to stay and play!