BELGRADE, Serbia– Novak Djokovic and his better half have actually checked unfavorable for the coronavirus, his media team said Thursday, 10 days after revealing that the couple had contracted the illness.
The top-ranked tennis gamer tested positive for the infection after playing in an exhibition series he arranged in Serbia and Croatia in the middle of the pandemic. No social distancing was observed at the matches in Belgrade and Zadar, Croatia.
“Novak Djokovic and his spouse Jelena are unfavorable for COVID-19. That was shown by the outcomes of the PCR checks that both had in Belgrade,” his media team stated in a declaration.
Both Djokovic and his better half had no symptoms and were in self-isolation in the Serbian capital given that testing favorable, the statement said.
The news comes amid a brand-new spike of coronavirus cases in Serbia and the reintroduction of some limiting measures, such as mandatory using of masks and social distancing.
Djokovic was the 4th player to contract the infection after participating in the matches in Belgrade and Zadar. The others were three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki.
Djokovics coach, Goran Ivanisevic, has likewise said he has the infection.