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Richard Bacon forced to clarify it’s ‘very unlikely’ shoes can carry coronavirus after claim made by GMB guestSabrina Barr
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Richard Bacon was forced to make a clarification live on-air on Good Morning Britain to emphasise that it’s ‘very unlikely’ that shoes can carry and spread Covid-19.
On Friday’s edition of the ITV programme, Richard and Kate Garraway were joined by entrepreneur Franklin Boateng and former Gogglebox star Dom Parker for a debate on whether they would wear shoes indoors at home.
The conversation took an unexpected turn when Franklin, dubbed the ‘King of Trainers’, explained his reasoning for not wearing footwear indoors, when he said: ‘Things like e-coli, corona, it carries them, so I’m a shoes off person.’
‘Trainers carry coronavirus?’ Richard asked incredulously, as the guest replied: ‘Well it can, the bacterias can carry, yeah.’
Kate chimed in to remark on the ‘idea that it transfers from surface to surface’, describing shoes as ‘walking germ monsters’.
However, Richard then interjected, revealing that he was being informed through his earpiece to make it clear to viewers that the chances of shoes spreading Covid is highly unlikely.
Richard Bacon on Good Morning Britain (Picture: ITV)
The entrepreneur explained why he doesn’t wear shoes indoors at home (Picture: ITV)
‘Just to be clear, we’re being told in our ear that it’s very unlikely that shoes will carry coronavirus,’ he stated.
One viewer pointed out on Twitter that despite Franklin discussing germs found on shoes, he was still ‘touching them with bare hands and has them on the desk’.
On the website for the World Health Organisation, it makes it clear that the notion of shoes spreading coronavirus should not be a concern.
‘The likelihood of Covid-19 being spread on shoes and infecting individuals is very low,’ the organisation outlined.
The World Health Organisation emphasised that the chances of shoes spreading Covid are low (Picture: ITV)
‘As a precautionary measure, particularly in homes where infants and small children crawl or play on floors, consider leaving your shoes at the entrance of your home.
‘This will help prevent contact with dirt or any waste that could be carried on the soles of shoes.’
Earlier on today’s show, Richard and Kate spoke to a Cambridge university student called Nikolai Nizalov, who moved to the UK from Ukraine in 2013, who has returned to the country to fight in the war against Russia.
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Richard admitted that he didn’t think he could fight in the battle if faced with the same situation.
‘Would we be able to do that ourselves? I think from my point of view, the answer is no. I don’t think I could do it,’ he confessed.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV.
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