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Al Roker pulled from Today after staffer gets coronavirus

By John Gage
Published March 16, 2020 1:58pm ET
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Al Roker pulled from Today after staffer gets coronavirus
Al Roker takes photos during the Lionel Richie performance on NBC's "Today" show on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 in New York. | (Charles Sykes/AP)

Today hosts Al Roker and Craig Melvin are temporarily going off-air after a staffer on the show tested positive for the coronavirus.

The news came from NBC News President Noah Oppenheim in an email to employees on Sunday to say that an employee had “mild symptoms” from the virus that causes COVID-19.

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