'Strictly Come Dancing' Contestant Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Almost a month since a crew member on the dancing competition show Strictly Come Dancing tested positive for the coronavirus, an actual competitor has also tested positive, sparking anxiety and worry among the production.
Metro reports that YouTuber and singer HRVY -- real name Harvey Cantwell -- has tested positive for the coronavirus. The timing could not be worse as Cantwell was supposed to be paired up with his professional dance partner for the show.
Cantwell seems to be asymptomatic because he has not displayed any symptoms of the disease even after testing positive. He has been quarantined and will be tested again when the show launches. Should he test positive again, he will be removed from the show as mandated by the rules set by the production.
The Guardian quotes Cantwell as saying that he will be spending the next 10 days isolated and would probably be bored and would be bombarding his followers on social media with TikToks. The 21-year-old also took the situation as an opportunity to tell his followers that even young people can get the coronavirus.
Other competitors in the show have not tested positive for the coronavirus. These include Olympian Nicola Adams, reality television star Jamie Laing, and actress Caroline Quentin. Professional dancers that are part of the show are in a separate hotel isolating.
Last month, one of the crew members of Strictly Come Dancing tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the BBC, the crew member tested positive for the coronavirus after finishing work on the current season of Strictly Come Dancing. During filming, the crew member was certified negative by the National Health Service.
However, the positive diagnosis definitely affected the production as crew members were reportedly told to go home after news of the positive diagnosis came out. Electrostatic sprayers were then used to clean the set.
Strictly Come Dancing has already encountered several setbacks because of the global coronavirus pandemic. The production had already lowered its number of episodes to nine as opposed to the usual 12. Fewer contestants were also asked to compete in the current season.
The coronavirus pandemic is still very much a concern in the United Kingdom, even as it begins to reopen. The latest reports put the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom at 460,000 people. Deaths are now at 42,202 people.
Around the world, the World Health Organization Oct. 1 update puts the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 34,079,542 people. There are now 1,015,963 deaths connected to COVID-19.