Coronation Street was forced to halt filming after an unnamed actor tested positive for coronavirus. The soap has reportedly temporarily shut down parts of the set to thoroughly clean areas of the building where the actor had been.
According to The Guardian, no other members of staff came within two metres of the actor, but all crew and cast have been notified, and filming as a whole was not affected.
A spokeswoman for the soap told The Sun Online: "We can confirm a member of the Coronation Street team has tested positive for coronavirus."The protocols we have in place for such an eventuality have been implemented and the individual is now self isolating at home."Although we do not believe anyone has been within 2m of the individual, as a.