Gilbert finishes by saying: “Let me show compassion to them. Let me show compassion to all. And let me never stop asking: ‘How can I help?’”

The idea of a frightened Morgan has certainly given us food for thought. With this in mind, we advise anyone who has been distressed by his Covid-19 content to simply mute or block the professional troll. Fill your own feed with tweets and memes that dispel fake coronavirus news. Read up on what actual doctors have to say. Look for the truth behind the scaremongering headlines.

Above all else, though, please don’t hurl insults at Morgan. Because that would be stooping to his level, and we’re all so much better than that.

If you think you might have coronavirus, use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do.

Piers Morgan might be “scaremongering” over the coronavirus, but try to remember this