Along with four crew members, Dancing with the Stars professional Daniela Karajac has tested positive for COVID-19. The professional dancer, who co-stars with Joseph Baena, will not be present during Monday’s “Elvis Week.”
“She is completely asymptomatic and is in self-quarantine. Everyone who has been in close contact with her has tested negative,” a Disney+ spokesperson said. diverse. “Dance troupe member Alexis Warr will step in and dance with Joseph at Daniela’s place tonight. In accordance with our strict protocols, those deemed close to Daniela will be hidden from tonight’s show.”
Karagash is married to “Dancing with the Stars” professional Pasha Pashkov, and he is bisexual with Teresa Giudice.
After the season 31 premiere last week, there were four positive tests for COVID among more than 300 crew members.
“All four individuals work in completely different departments and have no personal contact with each other, based on our pod system. Contact tracing was performed immediately. All nearby contacts were notified and put to an increased testing rhythm.” No contact has emerged. Close among the four positive production staff has tested positive since then.”
The delegate added that the group has been disinfected and many employees have been asked to work from home.
“After all this information was provided by the Covid Compliance Officer, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ has been authorized by the Ministry of Public Health to continue production, based on our strict safety protocols,” the statement concluded.
During season 30, professional dancer Cheryl Burke and partner Cody Rigsby tested positive for COVID-19, and the show found a way to allow the pair to continue. They performed one of their dances from separate homes via Zoom. After several weeks at the bottom, the pair reached the final, Burke’s first appearance in the finals since season 17.
In the season 31 premiere, Baena, a real estate agent who is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Karagács scored 23 out of 40 points.
‘Dancing With the Stars’ airs on Disney+ on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
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