Whoopi Goldberg Misses ‘The View’ After Covid Analysis – Deadline

Whoopi Goldberg was notably absent from The View on Monday after being identified with Covid. A consultant for the ABC daytime speak present confirmed the information.

Sara Haines took over Goldberg’s duties as moderator and opened the present noting the absence of Goldberg and Pleasure Behar. Because the starting of Season 26, Behar’s appearances are from Tuesday via Friday, so her absence was not stunning.

The remainder of the panel included Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin.

Goldberg’s final look on The View was on November 10 with a present devoted to celebrating her birthday, which was on November 13. Late in 2021, Goldberg had been identified with Covid in the course of the present’s vacation hiatus and missed a few exhibits at the start of this 12 months.

When the present resumed January 5 of this 12 months, she made an look from house speaking about her prognosis.

“I left a few weeks in the past simply earlier than the break as a result of any individual I had been round examined constructive for coronavirus,” she stated on the present. “I’ve been gone a very long time, I really feel. They’ve to check us and so they despatched individuals to check me. They usually examined me and it was like, ‘Oh, no, you’re not coming again. We’re not sending anyone to your home, you’ve gotten corona.’ ”

Goldberg stated she was shocked as a result of she had been “triple vaxxed” and hadn’t been round anybody with the virus.

“I simply really feel like, you’ll be able to solely do what you are able to do and no matter your physique decides it’s going to do is what you must roll with,” Goldberg stated earlier this 12 months.

The View airs weekdays on ABC.