‘We’re at home like everyone else should be!’ Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly urge others to self-isolate to ‘protect’ young cancer sufferer, 4, in heartfelt plea amid COVID-19 crisis
- The hosting duo, both 44, urged others to ‘stay at home’ in a bid to protect their vulnerable young fan Mila Sneddon in a clip shared on Wednesday
- Mila was diagnosed with leukaemia in November last year and is undergoing intensive chemotherapy
- The Saturday Night Takeaways presenters, who are currently in quarantine, spoke out from their separate houses
- The pair’s plea came after Mila requested the stars to support the fight against COVID-19, which has claimed 465 lives in the UK
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Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have stressed the importance of self-isolation amid the global coronavirus pandemic in a video shared by ITV News on Wednesday.
The hosting duo, both 44, urged others to ‘stay at home’ in a bid to protect their vulnerable young fan Mila Sneddon, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in November last year and is undergoing intensive chemotherapy.
Saturday Night Takeaways’ Ant and Dec, who are currently in quarantine, said in a video message from their separate houses: ‘EVERYBODY STAY AT HOME! There, hope that helps Mila.’
Impassioned: Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have stressed the importance of self-isolation amid the global coronavirus pandemic in a video shared by ITV News on Wednesday
The pair’s plea came after cancer-stricken Mila requested the presenters to speak up in support of the fight against COVID-19, which has claimed 465 lives in the UK.
Addressing the nation, Ant said: ‘Hi everybody Ant and Dec here, not together because we’re at home like everybody should be.’
‘Absolutely, and as we heard Mila wants us to tell everybody to stay at home so we can protect her and thousands and thousands people like her’, Dec added.
Mila’s parents Lynda Sneddon, 36, and Scott Sneddon, 50, decided the best way to keep their little girl safe was by not taking any risks and self-isolating in different houses.
Touching: The hosting duo, both 44, urged others to ‘stay at home’ in a bid to protect their vulnerable cancer-stricken fan Mila Sneddon, four (pictured)
‘EVERYBODY STAY AT HOME!’ Saturday Night Takeaways’ Ant and Dec, who are currently in quarantine, said in a video message from their separate houses
Killer disease: The pair’s plea came after cancer-stricken Mila requested the presenters to speak up in support of the fight against COVID-19, which has claimed 465 lives in the UK
Speaking out: Addressing the nation, Ant said: ‘Hi everybody Ant and Dec here, not together because we’re at home like everybody should be’
The mother-of-two, who has stayed with the little girl while Scott lives separately, shared a heartbreaking photo of Mila kissing her dad through the window earlier this month.
The image was taken on March 20 and has been liked by over 44,000 people and shared 37k times.
Coronavirus was classed a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this month, leading countries such as Italy, Spain and the UK to implement nationwide lockdowns.
Last week, around 1.4 million vulnerable people in Britain – including those with underlying health conditions – have been told to self-isolate.
Heartbreaking: Mila was diagnosed with leukaemia in November last year and is undergoing intensive chemotherapy
Social distancing, advised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), involves maintaining at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who
The measure also includes staying at home if you have a cough or fever even if you have not travelled and ‘cocooning’ elderly people suspected of being more vulnerable to the infection.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged any doctors or nurses who quit or retired in the past three years to return during the crisis.
Sacrifice: Her mother Lynda, who has stayed Mila while dad Scott lives separately, shared a heartbreaking photo of Mila kissing her dad through the window earlier this month
On Monday night, Boris ordered the immediate closure of all non-essential shops and threatened people with fines or even arrest if they do not ‘stay at home’.
The shutdown will last for a minimum of three weeks and the UK’s new state of emergency is unprecedented in modern history.
Gatherings of more than two people have been banned in the most dramatic curbs on freedom ever seen in Britain in time of peace or war, as the government goes all out to stop the spread of the killer disease.