Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid fears she’s given coronavirus bug to mum, 79 – The Sun

SUSANNA Reid is concerned she could have given coronavirus to her 79-year-old mum Sue.

The Good Morning Britain presenter, 49, is currently in self-isolation with her sons Finn, Jack and Sam after one of them developed a cough.

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She has now revealed that the family met her elderly mum for lunch before they quarantined themselves and she is worried it could have been passed on to her.

Writing in her Daily Mail column, she explained: “While I hate missing work, naturally my biggest concern as we hunker down for our self-isolation over the next two weeks is Mum. Have I already put her at risk of the infection? The thought is agonising. But my mother is as pragmatic as ever.

"I want to find out for sure whether it’s coronavirus, so we can put our minds at rest. Self-isolating when it might just be a cold is all right for me because I’ll still get paid — but can everyone afford to take two weeks off work when their child has a cough and they don’t?"

She went on to reveal that the family will continue to call her mum everyday and do a Facetime party on Mother’s Day.

Susanna has been self-isolating since the start of the week after her son developed the cough.

Speaking from her home via Skype on Monday, Susanna said she is fit and well but is following Government advice issued by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Prime Minister told Brits who feel ill to stay at home for at least 14 days – which includes the whole family if you live with other people.

Susanna told her social media followers: "I am currently well but due to the new advice today I will be self-isolating for two weeks due to symptoms in my household. Stay well everyone."

Her concerns about her mum come as the death toll from coronavirus has now reached 104 in the UK with confirmed cases up to 2,226.

Yesterday Boris Johnson announced schools will close from Friday with A-Level and GCSE exams cancelled.

London's transport lockdown will start from today with 40 Tube stations closed until further notice and the rest of the capital's transport network to be scaled back dramatically.

Further powers are also being looked at to keep people at home in the coming days and troops will be deployed in a bid to help the nation handle the escalating crisis.

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