ITV bosses have confirmed Coronation Street and Emmerdale will carry on filming despite the coronavirus pandemic.
The news follows the latest government issued advice,which is pushing for people to work from home wherever possible.
The deadly virus has spread across the globe since originally breaking out in Wuhan in China last month.
The soaps have yet to acknowledge the illness.
An ITV spokesperson told Digital Spy: “Our priority is the well being and safety of all our colleagues and everyone who works with us on our shows across our production.
“Clearly, along with everyone across the country, we are in a developing and dynamic situation with respect to the coronavirus, so we are taking the appropriate steps.
“We’ve looked at our procedures and our established contingency plans and we’re confident that we’re able to continue with our filming schedule.
“In terms of our colleagues, our aim is to do everything we can to support anyone affected.”
ITV announced earlier this week that it would be using its TV shows to remind people of the importance of washing their hands.
An ITV insider said: “Because we script and shoot so far in advance, we don’t generally reflect contemporary issues.
“However, we are going to use the soaps to remind people of important public health issues such as the need to wash their hands.
“We’ll try and do more messages going forward.”
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Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7pm on ITV, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays.
