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Joel Leaver

Jeremy Vine and Storm Huntley give health updates from home as Covid rips through team

Jeremy Vine and co-presenter Storm Huntley issued updates over their health on the Jeremy Vine Show this morning, after both telling fans that they have got Covid.

The presenter, 57, and his co-host, 35, both announced on social media in recent days that they had the virus - with them absent from the most recent episodes of the show.

Channel 5 viewers however were given updates from the presenting duo earlier this morning, with them having both sent video messages from their respective homes.

And the show has stated that it isn't just Jeremy and Storm who have got Covid at the moment, with "several members of the team" said to have caught the virus recently too.

Jeremy Vine has said he's suffering from Covid at the moment (Channel 5)

Jeremy said in his video that he has been experiencing a sore throat, headache, cough, aches and pains - with him looking worse for wear as he filmed the clip in bed.

He added: "Going by our shows, out of the presenters, 100% of our presenters have got it. That means there must be a lot of it about. Why isn't the government mentioning it?"

Both him and co-host Storm Huntley sent video messages in for the Jeremy Vine Show (Channel 5)

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The presenter further asked: "Why isn't the government saying: anyone vulnerable, you know, stay indoors. [...] But we've not heard a peep. I guess they're too busy."

Storm - who is heavily pregnant - also issued a message for viewers of the Jeremy Vine Show, which she had filmed in one of the bedrooms at her home, dubbed 'Covid HQ.'

She said: "This is where I've been spending the sort of last 5 or 6 days. How rubbish is that? 2 years of a pandemic and I catch it 2 weeks away from my maternity leave."

The co-host teased that she "can't concentrate" because she has a fever, though she concluded the clip by telling viewers:"I think I'm over the worst of it now, which is great."

Jeremy said his symptoms include a cough (Channel 5)

In the absence of main presenter Jeremy, the show was fronted this morning by Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije, 43 - who told viewers she had suffered from Covid last week.

"Oh Jeremy, get well soon. That was literally me just last week. It was horrid. I've was over it after maybe 5 or 6 days but it's still so unpleasant," she commented on the show.

The Mirror approached the UK Government for comment.

The Jeremy Vine Show airs weekdays on Channel 5 from 9.15am. You can catch up on previous episodes through on demand service My5.

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