2 Australians With Coronavirus Left Isolation To Ski: Report

ASPEN, CO — Two Australians who tested positive for the new coronavirus may have gone skiing for several hours after they were ordered to remain in isolation, according to the Aspen Times. The pair reportedly left their hotel room Friday to ski in Snowmass Village.

State health officials considered legal action; however, the next day the isolation order for the pair was lifted, and no legal action was taken, 9News reported. There may have been confusion about how long they were to remain in isolation, according to the report.

An Australian woman who visited Aspen tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, health officials said. Her case was linked to nine other Australians who came in contact with her, and all of them tested positive.

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The same day the two went skiing, Gov. Jared Polis said it was safe to go on the mountains, and that resorts were taking extra precautions. The next day, he issued an executive order to close all Colorado ski resorts for one week.

Read the full Aspen Times report here.