Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa team get their tests results back for COVID-19… after they went into self-isolation because Richard Wilkins appeared on their show before his coronavirus diagnosis
The team from Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa got their results back on Wednesday after being tested for COVID-19 and the news was all good for three of them, with the jury still out on Michael Wipfli.
The development comes after they went into self-isolation and worked from home after interviewing Weekend Today host Richard Wilkins, who tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.
The results were shared with listeners on Instagram, with co-host Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald, 43, producer Tom Ivey and presenter Sarah McGilvray testing negative.
The results: Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa team got their tests results back for COVID-19 on Wednesday… after they went into self-isolation after Richard Wilkins appeared on their show before his coronavirus diagnosis (Fitzy is pictured)
It remains unclear if co-host Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli, 40, has coronavirus or not, as his test results were not shared online. It can take days to get results back due to the demand on the health system.
Fitzy and Wippa underwent testing on Sunday night as a precaution because Richard had appeared on their show as a guest on Thursday.
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 coronovirus.
Still waiting: It remains unclear if co-host Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli, 40, (pictured) has coronavirus or not, as his test results were not shared online. It can take days to get results back due to the demand on the health system
Negative: The results were shared with listeners on Instagram, with co-host Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald, 43, producer Tom Ivey (pictured) and presenter Sarah McGilvray testing negative
Close call: It comes after the team went into self-isolation and worked from home after interviewing Weekend Today host Richard Wilkins, who tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday
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 on Thursday. As soon as the couple announced their diagnosis, Richard went into self-isolation.
‘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.
Health measures: Fitzy and Wippa underwent testing on Sunday night as a precaution because Richard Wilkins (second left) had appeared on their show as a guest on Thursday
Did it spread? The Channel Nine star briefly met Rita Wilson (pictured) backstage at the Sydney Opera House on March 7
‘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 Wednesday, there are 456 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, and five deaths.
Health battle: Rita and husband Tom Hanks (pictured) tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday but have since been released from hospital on the Gold Coast