The worldwide emergency due to the spread of COVID-19 made the production of the program "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" the decision to stop recording with live audience in the studio.
The numbers of the coronavirus COVID-19 are already alarming: 130,000 people infected and 4,200 deaths worldwide.
For that reason, Ellen DeGeneres herself wrote on her Twitter account, “I have some news. For now, I will record my show without an audience in the studio. For everyone who was waiting to come, I am so sorry. But I am doing this for the health of my fans, my staff and my team. ”
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In a statement issued, Telepictures also reaffirmed that position of not having people in the recording studio and explained the reason, "With the rapidly changing nature of the COVID-19 outbreak, and because of the concern of our audience that goes to 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show '"and added," This temporary measure will be continually reviewed and will not affect Ellen's production schedule. "
However, it is not the only production that has taken that precautionary measure to avoid COVID-19 infections, the list is quite large: CBS's “Late Show With Stephen Colbert”, NBC's “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”; Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"; "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" by TBS and "The Greg Gutfeld Show" by Fox News Channel , among others.
Also the production of the series "Riverdale" decided to suspend the recordings of the current season, because one of its members tested positive on COVID-19.
Another similar case occurred with the Fox series "neXt" in which a team member tested COVID-19 while filming in Chicago. According to the Variety portal, Disney Television Studios reported that they were already working to contact the people who were in contact with that person.
Another program that was suspended was CBS "Survivor", which was about to start season 41, which was to worsen in Fiji in late March, the reason being the uncertainty that exists in the world due to the spread of COVID-19.
But the most important case of contagion by COVID-19 that has shaken the entertainment world is that of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson .
Through social networks, the actor himself was the one who revealed that he and his wife had symptoms of COVID-19, so they performed the test and tested positive.
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"Hello friends. Rita and I are here in Australia. We feel a little tired, like we had colds and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Mild fevers too. To do things right, like It is needed around the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus and found to be positive, "wrote Tom Hanks.
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