Djokovic Virus Shock Worsens as Outbreak Hits Serb Politicians
- Top Government officials announce they’ve tested positive
- Government may reimpose limits, Romania looks at tourism
A billboard depicting tennis player Novak Djokovic sits on a building in Belgrade.
Photographer: Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images
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A surge in coronavirus cases in southeast Europe that included world tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic has spread to the top of Serbia’s political sphere after the country held elections.
Authorities prepared to tighten lockdown measures Monday and opposition parties that boycotted the June 21 general ballot, partly in protest against the risk of spreading Covid-19, blasted the government for holding the vote.