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'Jeopardy!', 'Wheel of Fortune' To Tape Without A Live Studio Audience Due To Coronavirus

March 9, 2020 / 2:14 AM PDT / KCAL News

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) -- Popular TV game shows "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" will begin taping episodes without studio audiences in response to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, according to Entertainment Tonight.

CULVER CITY, CA - APRIL 17: Game show host Alex Trebek rehearses his lines on the set of the "Jeopardy!" Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament Show Taping on April 17, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Experts say people who are older or who have compromised immune systems due to underlying health issues are at greater risk from the virus.

"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak is 73, while 79-year-old "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek is currently battling pancreatic cancer.

Both shows are taped in Los Angeles County, which has had 16 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of March 9.

There have been over 700 cases in the United States.

The worldwide tally of people infected with the virus surpasses 113,000, while deaths have passed 4,000 and more than 63,000 have recovered, according to data from Johns Hopkins.

Schools, workplaces, restaurants, sports leagues, theme parks and music events have also been announcing shifts in operations following new cases of the virus.

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Monitor the CDC website for guidance on how to protect yourself.