‘Good Morning Britain’ to Go On Shock Christmas Hiatus Due to Omicron

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Popular ITV breakfast show “Good Morning Britain” will remain off air between Christmas and January 2022 due to concerns about the new COVID-19 variant, Variety has confirmed. The show …

” will remain off air between Christmas and January 2022 due to concerns about the new COVID-19 variant,The show aired on Monday morning, presented by Charlotte Hawkins and Adil Ray, and will continue to broadcast until the end of this week. A pre-recorded special will air on Christmas Day from 7-9am.“GMB was due to be on air from Weds 29th – Fri 31st December 2021 but due to the pandemic and to protect our teams, we have decided to give them an extended break.

A source told newspaper The Sun, which broke the news of “GMB’s” hiatus, that staffing shortages and concerns another lockdown will shortly be imposed contributed to the decision. Boris Johnson is due to make a decision imminently about whether a two-week “circuit breaker” lockdown will be mandated before or after Christmas.

The cancellation of a week’s worth of shows is unprecedented for “GMB,” which continued to air throughout the height of the pandemic, including repeated lockdowns. It speaks to, with records having repeatedly been broken in terms of number of positive cases over the last week. On Sunday, “GMB” presenter Sean Fletcher revealed he had tested positive for Covid following both a lateral flow and PCR test. However he still appeared virtually on BBC’s “Sunday Morning Live,” joining the studio team virtually from his self-isolation at home.

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