US Open confident in health and safety plans
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Saturday
July 02, 2022

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
SATURDAY, JULY 02, 2022
US Open confident in health and safety plans

Sports

BSS
01 August, 2020, 03:40 pm
Last modified: 01 August, 2020, 03:41 pm

Related News

  • No US Open for Novak Djokovic as organisers won't seek special exemption
  • US Open women's final draws bigger audience than men's decider on ESPN
  • Raducanu's toughest challenge is coping with the fame game
  • Daniil Medvedev powers his way through to final
  • Ram and Salisbury pick up men's doubles title

US Open confident in health and safety plans

The US Tennis Association (USTA) said Friday it “continues its plans to stage the US Open” as well as an ATP and WTA tuneup event the week before the Flushing Meadows fortnight.

BSS
01 August, 2020, 03:40 pm
Last modified: 01 August, 2020, 03:41 pm
US Open confident in health and safety plans

US Open organizers say they are confident in safety plans a month ahead of the Grand Slam tennis event in New York even as US COVID-19 outbreaks increase.

The US Tennis Association (USTA) said Friday it "continues its plans to stage the US Open" as well as an ATP and WTA tuneup event the week before the Flushing Meadows fortnight.

The US Open is scheduled to begin August 31 in a bubble quarantine setting without spectators at the National Tennis Center.

"We remain confident that our top priority, the health and safety of all involved in both tournaments, remains on track," the USTA said in a statement.

Just what those health and safety details are, however, remains unknown.

The USTA says it will release details of its health and safety plans "at a later date closer to the tournaments" but notes it has worked with both tours in all aspects of health and safety.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have entered the Western and Southern Open, the tuneup event normally staged in Cincinnati, but said nothing certain about the US Open.

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have committed to playing in the US Open but world number one Ashleigh Barty of Australia says she will skip the tournament.

The New York area was the first major US hotspot for COVID-19, conditions so tough that a temporary hospital was established on the grounds of the US Tennis Center.

But cases have been kept down in recent months, although there has been concern people visiting from other outbreak areas could raise New York Covid-19 levels.

"Working with our Medical Advisory Group and security team and the State of New York, we have developed a strong health and safety plan to mitigate the risk of infection within the contained environment comprised of the tournament site and player hotels," the USTA said.

"New York State continues to be one of the safest places in the country as it relates to the Covid-19 virus."

Others

US Open

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Bangladesh’s maiden underwater expressway tunnel under the Karnaphuli river is expected to open to traffic this December. About 87% of work has already completed and the installation of the road surface is underway in the first tube of the tunnel. PHOTO: Courtesy
    Karnaphuli tunnel: A potential harbinger of growth
  • In rain, heat, filth – they fight against cancer
    In rain, heat, filth – they fight against cancer
  • Tejgaon Industrial Area has become an illegal parking lot for all kinds of vehicles, from buses to trucks to rickshaws. Photo: Mumit M
    Rickshaw garages and truck stands: How Tejgaon Industrial Area turned into a mess

MOST VIEWED

  • Rishabh Pant's magnificent century takes India to 338/7 in Edgbaston
    Rishabh Pant's magnificent century takes India to 338/7 in Edgbaston
  • Cricket - Ashes 2019 - First Test - England v Australia - Edgbaston, Birmingham, Britain - August 5, 2019 Australia's Nathan Lyon celebrates taking the wicket of England's Moeen Ali. Reuters
    Nathan Lyon surpasses legendary Kapil Dev to enter elusive top-10 club in Test history
  • Photo: Reuters
    Watch: Flying bail hits Warner on the crotch in bizarre moment during 1st Test; AUS star reacts to incident on Twitter
  • Bangladesh players fall seasick in ferry en route to Dominica ahead of 1st T20I
    Bangladesh players fall seasick in ferry en route to Dominica ahead of 1st T20I
  • Australia crush Sri Lanka inside three days
    Australia crush Sri Lanka inside three days
  • Jos Buttler named England white-ball captain
    Jos Buttler named England white-ball captain

Related News

  • No US Open for Novak Djokovic as organisers won't seek special exemption
  • US Open women's final draws bigger audience than men's decider on ESPN
  • Raducanu's toughest challenge is coping with the fame game
  • Daniil Medvedev powers his way through to final
  • Ram and Salisbury pick up men's doubles title

Features

The eye-catching commuter: Suzuki Gixxer SF 155

The eye-catching commuter: Suzuki Gixxer SF 155

2h | Wheels
Photo: Collected

Sapiens – A Graphic History 

1d | Book Review
Black-naped Monarch male  Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Black-naped Monarch: A sovereign who never abandoned the Indian subcontinent

1d | Panorama
The 136-year-old company on its last legs

The 136-year-old company on its last legs

1d | Features

More Videos from TBS

Dhaka University celebrating 102nd founding anniversary today

Dhaka University celebrating 102nd founding anniversary today

23h | Videos
Ctg Int'l Trade Fair returns after a 2-year hiatus without Covid restrictions

Ctg Int'l Trade Fair returns after a 2-year hiatus without Covid restrictions

1d | Videos
Bangladeshis among top 6 nationalities seeking asylum in Europe

Bangladeshis among top 6 nationalities seeking asylum in Europe

1d | Videos
RUET organises Robotronics 2.0

RUET organises Robotronics 2.0

1d | Videos

Most Read

1
Padma Bridge from satellite. Photo: Screengrab
Bangladesh

Padma Bridge from satellite 

2
Meet the man behind 'Azke amar mon balo nei'
Splash

Meet the man behind 'Azke amar mon balo nei'

3
Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Motorcycles banned on Padma Bridge 

4
Photo: Collected
Economy

Tech startup ShopUp bags $65m in Series B4 funding

5
World Bank to give Bangladesh $18b IDA loans in next five years
Economy

World Bank to give Bangladesh $18b IDA loans in next five years

6
Investor Hiru fined Tk2cr for market manipulation
Stocks

Investor Hiru fined Tk2cr for market manipulation

EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2022
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab
BENEATH THE SURFACE
The Dazzling Fake Flowers: Is there any alternative to artificial flowers while decorating homes, showrooms, offices and business establishments? Fresh flowers are undoubtedly beautiful, but they dry out quickly. Hence, the demand for plastic flowers is rising day by day. Traders said these lifelike silk flowers usually come from China and Thailand. The photo was taken from the 29th International Trade Fair of the Chattogram Chamber on Friday. PHOTO: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net