The Block’s Scott Cam leaves contestants in TEARS as he reveals filming is suspended due to COVID-19

A new teaser for The Block shows the emotionally charged moment host Scott Cam tells the contestants that filming for the series will be temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 crisis.

With dramatic music playing in the background, contestants are seen breaking down into tears after hearing the shocking news.

Interstate contestants are then forced to discuss their next plan of action, with one contestant declaring he’ll ‘walk home to his family if he has to.’

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In the tense scenes, everyone gathers around the TV screen as Premier Daniel Andrews reveals: ‘Life is changing in Australia, as it is all around the world.’

‘This is so scary,’ a contestant admits in response.

Scott then interrupts everyone to tell them: ‘I’m sorry it’s come to this. I’m shutting it down now.’

With their future on the show uncertain, many break down into tears as they attempt to process the news.

Filming was suspended for The Block in late March for six weeks.

Additional safety precautions were put in place to protect everybody on set from daily temperature checks to hand sanitisers readily available.  

Meanwhile, in an extended trailer for Monday night’s program, Tash already reached breaking point, wiping tears from her face. 

The 32-year-old, who appeared overwhelmed by figures and paperwork, was comforted by her father Harry, 57, who is competing on the show alongside her.  

‘I can’t wrap it around in my head, I don’t understand it!’ an overwhelmed Tash told her father.

‘I know it’s a lot,’ he said, attempting to calm her down. 

Harry, who shares Tash with Melbourne’s celebrity hairdresser Andrea Pavlou, said in a piece to camera that no parent would want to see ‘their child go through that’. 

The father and daughter duo are competing on the show alongside couples Sarah and George, Daniel and Jade, Luke and Jasmin, and Jimmy and Tam. 

Each team will be tasked with renovating a house, based on a particular decade.

The winner of Sunday night’s ‘beach box challenge’ will have the first pick of the houses.

‘That’s massive, that dictates your auction, that dictates everything for you,’ Sarah said in Monday night’s trailer. 

Jade added: ‘It gives you a lead straight away.’

While Jasmin appeared confident, announcing on camera that she and Luke are there to win.

‘We want to have the advantage of picking the right house to set us up for The Block. We want to win!’ Jasmin said.   

Veteran host Scott Cam has returned for the 2020 season, alongside judges Shaynna Blaze, Neale Whitaker and Darren Palmer.

The Block continues Monday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine