'Today' Show Staffer Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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NBC’s “Today” show is the latest TV-news property to grapple with the spread of the coronavirus around the nation.

A staffer who works on the morning program’s third hour has been determined to have the novel coronavirus, “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie told viewers Monday prompting NBC News to take co-hosts Craig Melvin and Al Roker off air for the time being.

“Personal note, for this show: Last night we learned that a colleague of ours on the third hour of ‘Today’ has tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus,” said Guthrie. “So out of an abundance of caution, Craig and Al have taken the morning off, so we can trace their contacts, see what’s going on with them. We promise to keep you posted. Both are fine right now. They feel good. But caution is the order of the day.”

“We’re just trying to play exactly by the rules. said “Today” co-anchor Hoda Kotb. “We hope and wish that they come back soon, said co-anchor Hoda Kotb.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/today-show-staffer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/ar-BB11fOxE?li=BBnb7Kz

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1. so you know what is weird here

call it a statistical improbability....

We now know the identities of something like 20 or 30 of the infected... various politicians (miami mayor) sports stars, staffers at national TV programs (The Daily Show, the Tonight show, now today show).

What are the odds that these people are just the unlucky ones out of the 4000 that have tested positive in the US?

Yes I know, the actual number infected is more than 10x the reported number... but that's not what I am talking about.

THESE people, staffers and production assistants, mayors, sports stars... all make up a portion (a significant portion) of the 4000 tested positive cases (like 1%)... but if you were to take the total staff of all TV shows, all the sports players, and all the mayors in the US... would that total to 3 million people (1%)?

I really don't think so.

so what is it about these people that makes them be part of the tested positive group?

Are they testing our politicians, sports people, and media people more than random population?

[Crunchy Frog]

2. It's obvious that they're more likely to be able to get a test.