Love Island bosses have no plans to axe the upcoming series of the romance show.
The hit looking for love series is still scheduled to return to TV screens in the summer - despite the coronavirus pandemic.
It was expected that the hit series, which aired a winter edition at the start of the year, would not go ahead this summer as a number of TV shows have been cancelled as the deadly bug continues to spread - including soaps EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Other TV series have axed live studio audiences from filming and are practicing social distancing on camera and behind the scenes.
However, the Love Island production team have been told the upcoming series "is still scheduled" to account for COVID-19 it will launch in July rather than June, according to MailOnline.
A source told the outlet: "The team are still committed to the series airing this summer. The show will go on.
"Production on Love Island have been told the upcoming series is still scheduled to take place but the show will launch a month later in July."
They added: "Bosses are desperate for the show to remain in the hearts of viewers after the winter series was tainted with sadness following Caroline Flack's tragic passing.
They added that "final decisions" will be made "closer" to the time but at present it is going ahead.
Over the weekend it was reported by The Sun that the Love Island would not be filming over the summer.
“A huge amount of work goes into Love Island and to pull everything together in a very short space of time would be near impossible," a source for Love Island told the paper.
“Casting aside, they need to think about all the paperwork necessary, the show’s insurance and all the tests that cast members must undergo," the source added.
It was thought it would prove impossible to film in a no-contact environment as the nature of the reality romance show is to see hopefuls fall for each other.
As the show films in Mallorca - part of Spain which is one of the worst affected countried with Coronavirus - there are further concerns over international travel being part of the show-making process.
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