January 4, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg tests positive for Covid-19

Source: CNN

Whoopi Goldberg has tested positive for Covid-19, "The View" co-host Joy Behar announced on Monday's episode of the talk show.

Behar told viewers that Goldberg's case was mild thus far.

"They say there's no place like home for the holidays and that's exactly where we are this year," Behar said of the show's panelists. "Happy New Year from all of our living rooms. As you can see we're back in boxes and doing the show remotely, hopefully for just a week, I'm praying that it's just a week but you never know because this omicron thing is all over the place."

She continued: "Why am I here instead of Whoopi? Well, Whoopi, unfortunately, tested positive over the break but she'll be back probably next week. Since she's vaxxed and boosted, her symptoms have been very, very, mild. But we're being super cautious here at 'The View.'"

Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/03/entertainment/whoopi-goldberg-covid/index.html

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I'm not even sure Omicron cases pass the threshold for news at this point, particularly for the vaccinated. What does everyone think? Should the threshold for news be that the person is seriously symptomatic?