‘Eat Bulaga’ to suspend accepting live studio audience temporarily amid rising COVID-19 cases in PH

FILE: The energetic Eat Bulaga Dabarkads  (Supplied)

The noon-time variety show ‘Eat Bulaga’ will not be allowing live studio audiences temporarily as the number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to rise.

On its official social media page, Eat Bulaga released a statement on Monday, suspending the admission of live audiences in their studio following a series of announcements of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in different parts of the Philippines

“The management of Eat Bulaga has decided to temporarily suspend the admission of a live studio audience in the airing of its show to help prevent the spread of the virus and to ensure the health and safety of its talent, staff, crew and members of its audience,” said the statement.

“Please understand that this decision was made after extensive and careful consideration in order to cooperate with government efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19,” they added.

The long-time running afternoon show assured its viewers that they will still continue to deliver entertainment to it’s Dabarkads daily.

Eat Bulaga na!
Wag kalimutan maghugas ng kamay bago mananghalian 🙂

— Eat Bulaga! (@EatBulaga) March 9, 2020

Earlier before broadcast, the show reminded their audiences to wash their hands first before eating their lunch.

The ‘Eat Bulaga’ studio is located in Cainta, Rizal, where a 62-year-old patient tested positive for the COVID-19 and is in a critical condition.

Recently, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced the first infected patient of COVID-19 in the city. Marikina City also declared its first COVID-19 infected resident earlier.