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9:05 AM PDT 07/14/2020
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Alexandra Del Rosario
Opening the show with a video of him going to work, Fallon detailed new security practices being taken at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, including audience, face masks and shields, and COVID-19 nose swab testing. .
Jimmy Fallon returned to his Rockefeller Center studio on Monday, months after filming. Tonight’s show from home It is the first nighttime host to return to the studio amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I want to thank everyone who helped us get back to where we are now, wearing masks, social distancing, hand washing, quarantine, it all helps,” he said.
The late-night host and New York resident has been filming his show from home since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state harder than any other in the United States in early March. Since the outbreak, New York has seen more than 200,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 20,000 deaths related to the infectious disease. But the state’s daily number of new confirmed cases has been declining from its peak of approximately 11,500 cases in mid-April, with daily positive results of less than 1,000 new cases per day for the past two weeks, amid a gradual approach to reopening. New York City is in phase three of a four-phase reopening process, with the rest of the state in phase four.
Monday’s episode began with a jazz number that sees Fallon walk to work taking proper COVID-19 precautions. In the opening, Fallon dons a crisp gray outfit. Your new accessory? A blue face mask.
Later, during her walk, she buys her coffee at a coffee shop and hands him the barista’s money wrapped in a Ziploc bag. Seeing the masked doorman, who needs the nightly host to confirm his identity before entering 30 Rock, Fallon steps away more than six feet to remove his mask and safely show his smiling face. As soon as you enter, the doorman sprays disinfectant into the air around you. Upon entering the building, Fallon also encounters a doctor who monitors his temperature.
Inside what looked like a new set with a different backdrop, Fallon sat on a stool when he joined The Roots, this time to his left, with a good distance between each member of the band. The host detailed the precautions taken to keep him and his staff safe. He explained that everyone in the study tested negative for COVID-19 and received a swab test that morning in addition to temperature control. Crew members on stage wore masks and face masks. And the show is being filmed without an audience. He also displayed the sign in the offices stating that the area has been disinfected so that he and other employees know that it is safe to enter.
“This has really been done in the safest way possible and we would only do it that way,” he added of his return to the studio.
Fallon last recorded a Tonight’s show‘s 30 Rock home on March 12.
In addition to thanking the cast and crew who have made it possible Tonight’s show To return to the study, Fallon had a message for viewers in states that saw higher COVID-19 case numbers.
“For all the states that are going through the tough parts right now, our friends in Florida, Arizona, Texas, California, across the South, I know how difficult it is,” he told his viewers. “And I’m not going to lie to you, it’s hard. But I guess I’m here to show you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel if we all do our part and stay safe.
The Monday night episode also featured a musical number inspired by the Christmas classic, “It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas.” Instead of singing about snowfall or Christmas cheer, Fallon sings a number about getting back to normal.
“Then maybe it isn’t totally normal, it’s not like before,” he sings to the familiar tune. “But I will be with you every night trying to shed some light until things are really normal once again.”
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