Viewers of GMB have slammed Dr. Hilary Jones after he warned them that it still isn’t safe to hug other people during a debate in this morning’s programme.
Appearing on the ITV show on Tuesday, November 2, Dr. Hilary was quizzed on hugging by hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid.
When asked whether or not people were safe to hug yet, Dr. Hilary simply said “no”.
What did GMB’s Dr. Hilary say about hugging?
When pressed for an explanation for this negativity by GMB host Richard Madeley, Dr. Hilary said: “Look, I love a hug, I love a warm hug. I like a hug as much as the next person, but look, right now, it is not safe to do so.”
In addition to this, Dr. Hilary went on to say: “We are still in a pandemic and we have had 1,000 deaths in the last week, we had 7,000 hospitalisations up to October 26th…40,000 cases a day…”
GMB’s Dr. Hilary explained that hugging people at the moment is about trust and you should be selective.
He said that hugging a family member is different from hugging anyone else as you know what they’ve been doing and how they’ve been behaving.
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