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Coronavirus: Piers Morgan and Ranvir Singh kept apart as GMB is reduced to skeleton crew

Good Morning Britain presenters Piers Morgan and Ranvir Singh were sat apart from one another as new measures were rolled out on ITV programmes today amid the coronavirus pandemic.

This comes after Susanna Reid was forced to pull out of her hosting duties to self-isolate after her son began displaying symptoms.

There was a noticeable distance between Piers and Ranvir today, appearing to mimic Dan Walker and Louise Minchin on the BBC Breakfast sofa yesterday.

During today's show, Piers also addressed that GMB was running with a skeleton crew and that there was a third of the usual staff in the studio.

Speaking via video link to Lorraine Kelly, he said that it was great to see that she was still working.

Piers Morgan and Ranvir Singh made sure to keep their distance on GMB (ITV)



She replied: "No we're still here, we're still pushing on, we need to try and be as normal as we can."

Piers agreed, pointing out that it was odd having only eight people in the studio where there would "normally be treble", adding: "We have to keep going."

"Everybodys been really safe here," Lorraine said, branding her own crew "fantastic".

Ranvir said they were trying to be as 'normal' as possible given the pandemic (ITV)



However Piers admitted that he had received some awkward emails from his own crew regarding self-isolation.

"The sheer number of emails im getting to self-isolate is starting to trigger my anxiety," Piers said morosely.

He then asked Lorraine: "Would you like to be quarantined with me for 14 days Lorraine?"

But she replied simply: "No."

*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV

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