Given the all clear! The entire Fitzy and Wippa team test negative for coronavirus… after they went into self-isolation after interviewing Richard Wilkins on their show
The entire Fitzy and Wippa team have tested negative for coronavirus, it has been revealed.
Co-host Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli, 40, was given the all clear on Thursday, alongside Nova newsreader Matt De Groot.
It comes after the entire team went into self-isolation and worked from home after interviewing Weekend Today host Richard Wilkins, who tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.
Given the all clear! The entire Fitzy and Wippa team test negative for coronavirus… after they went into self-isolation after interviewing Richard Wilkins on their show (Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli is pictured)
Nova shared the news on Instagram, with Wippa cheering and throwing his arms in the air after getting the results.
On Wednesday, the rest of the team got their results, with co-host Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald, 43, producer Tom Ivey and presenter Sarah McGilvray all testing negative for the deadly virus.
Fitzy and Wippa underwent testing on Sunday night as a precaution because Richard Wilkins had appeared on their show as a guest last Thursday.
Virus-free: Co-host Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli, 40, was given the all clear on Thursday, alongside Nova newsreader Matt De Groot (pictured)
Results: On Wednesday, the rest of the team got their results, with co-host Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald, 43, (pictured) producer Tom Ivey and presenter Sarah McGilvray all testing negative for the deadly virus
Close call: The team underwent testing as a precaution because Richard Wilkins had appeared on their show as a guest last Thursday (Tom Ivy is pictured)
Wippa called in from home this week to praise Richard for ‘doing the right thing’ by immediately self-isolating the moment he discovered he may have been exposed to coronavirus.
The Channel Nine star briefly met Rita Wilson backstage at the Sydney Opera House on March 7.
Rita and husband Tom Hanks tested positive for coronavirus last Thursday. As soon as the couple announced their diagnosis, Richard went into self-isolation.
Scary times: Pictured is Sarah McGilvray
Singing his praises: Wippa called in from home this week to praise Richard (second left) for ‘doing the right thing’ by immediately self-isolating the moment he discovered he may have been exposed to coronavirus
‘I feel for Dickie, he did the right thing. Obviously, he came into contact with Tom Hanks’ wife and when the news came through that that was the case, he did the right thing and he self isolated,’ Wippa said.
‘I feel for the big guy, he was caught out. He obviously doesn’t want the knock-on or flow-on effect of where everybody stands right now.’
Wippa explained that the Nova FM team had met on Sunday ‘at a special clinic’ at the Royal North Shore Hospital, where staff were tested for coronavirus.
‘We don’t want to be caught out like poor Dickie was. It’s important that we make sure we do the right thing and cover ourselves,’ he said.
Richard also called in from his home on Sydney’s North Shore, saying he ‘felt bad’ that he may have passed the virus on to Fitzy and Wippa.
As of Thursday morning, there are 568 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, and six deaths.
In contact: The Channel Nine star briefly met Rita Wilson (left) backstage at the Sydney Opera House on March 7. Rita and husband Tom Hanks tested positive for coronavirus last Thursday