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        <title><![CDATA[Fear about coronavirus, ‘America’s Got Talent’ stops filming]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“<strong>America’s Got Talent</strong>” has halted filming amid the coronavirus pandemic — as judge Heidi Klum awaits a test for the virus, The Post can reveal.</p><p>The TV hit — NBC’s highest-rated summer show — was filming auditions in Los Angeles up until Friday.</p><p>The cast and crew filmed on Friday without an audience, with only an essential crew.</p><p>However, out of an abundance of caution, the show is being closed down, sources have confirmed.</p><p>Show stars <strong>Simon Cowell</strong>, <strong>Howie Mandel</strong>, <strong>Sofia Vergara</strong> and <strong>Heidi Klum</strong> have been on set — but Klum left the show on Tuesday after falling ill.</p><p>Insiders said she first thought she had food poisoning, but speaking to fans over Instagram from her bed on Friday, the supermodel said:</p><p>“It all started with a chill, feeling feverish, cough, runny nose.</p><p>“I’m just not feeling good so that’s why I’ve stayed home to not infect any other people.”</p><p>Klum explained her confusion surrounding her symptoms and t<strong>he difficulty she’s had in being tested for COVID-19</strong>.</p><div><div><div></div></div></div><p>“I just hope it’s a cold. I’d love to do the coronavirus test but there just isn’t one here,” Klum explained.</p><p>“I tried with two different doctors and I just can’t get one. Stay safe everyone. Stay home if you don’t feel good.”</p><p>Meanwhile, Mandel — a self-confessed germaphobe — was pictured <strong>arriving on set in a hazmat suit</strong>.</p><p>A source on set said: “The absolute priority is the care and well-being of the crew and everybody working on the show, and their families.”</p><p>Producers Freemantle were unavailable for comment.</p><p>A Freemantle source said the measures were taken to minimize the risk of exposure across their remaining productions.</p><p>Staffers have also been encouraged to work remotely.</p><p>“AGT” was just a few days short of wrapping the Season 15 audition rounds. The source said production on “Family Feud” is also being suspended, while “American Idol” is on a scheduled production hiatus, adding the producers will decide further measures in the coming weeks.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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