Channel Nine medical shows Emergency and Paramedics resume filming in Melbourne under Covid-safe guidelines
Channel Nine factual shows Emergency and Paramedics have resumed filming in Melbourne.
Camera crews are back following paramedics around the city, while production is in full swing at Royal Melbourne Hospital’s emergency department, TV Tonight reports.
The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on frontline workers will figure prominently in the new seasons of both series.
Filming: Channel Nine’s medical series Emergency and Paramedics resume filming in Melbourne under COVID safe guidelines. Pictured are the doctors on Emergency
According to the industry publication, the crews filming the shows will work under Covid-safe guidelines.
This includes wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) and cleaning their recording equipment regularly.
It comes after Melbourne recorded its 40th consecutive day with no new coronavirus cases on Thursday.
Storytelling: The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the frontline workers will feature as a key narrative layer in the season. Pictured is a patient from season one of Emergency
Safety first: According to the publication, the crews filming the shows will work under COVID safe guidelines. This includes wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) and cleaning their recording equipment
Both medical shows had finished filming seasons before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, forcing the state of Victoria into lockdown.
Australia entered its first lockdown in March, but an outbreak in Melbourne led to a second lockdown in July, which was subsequently extended by a further six weeks.
The restrictions were eased last month.
Pre-pandemic: Both medical series’ were filmed before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and forced the state into lockdown. Paramedics first aired on Channel Nine in 2018, and was followed by Emergency in 2020. Pictured is a still from Paramedics
Paramedics first aired on Nine in 2018, and was followed by Emergency in 2020.
The medical programs weren’t the only TV shows to be affected by the pandemic: The Block, which is also filmed in Melbourne, had to limit the number of people working on building sites this year.
Production also installed hand-sanitising stations around the building site and hired a nurse to perform regular temperature checks.
Precautions: Channel Nine’s The Block, which is also filmed in Melbourne, was also affected by the pandemic. Production had to limit the number of people working on building sites and hired an on-site nurse to do regular temperature checks