COVID-19 Hits NBC's Today Show

Al Roker and Craig Melvin were given the morning off after a staffer at the Today show tested positive for the novel coronavirus. NBC is attempting to trace the contacts of the staff member, who works on the weekday third-hour show from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the Daily Beast reports.

Noah Oppenheim, the president of NBC News, emailed employees late Sunday to tell them that the unnamed member of the team was receiving medical care for “mild symptoms” and wished them a speedy recovery.

A third "Today" show staffer has tested positive for the coronavirus, the network reported early Monday

The show will go on, but all members of the third-hour editorial team have been told to work from home Monday while the network sets out to identify everyone who has had close contact with the individual. Those people will then be told to self-isolate for some time.

The third-hour show is usually hosted by Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer, alongside co-hosts Al Roker and Craig Melvin.

We learned late last night a colleague on the 3rd hour of TODAY tested positive for COVID-19.

Out of an abundance of caution, Craig and Al are taking the morning off while we map that colleague’s close contacts. pic.twitter.com/aVHJpMU1Fj

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 16, 2020

Today co-host Savannah Guthrie announced at the top of Monday’s show that Melvin and Roker “have taken the morning off so we can trace their contacts, see what's going on with them.” She added: “We promise to keep you posted... They feel good. Caution is the order of the day.”