Sunrise host Sam Armytage is ‘worried she’ll get coronavirus’

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Sunrise host Sam Armytage is ‘worried she’ll get coronavirus and is ‘taking a few weeks off work’ as she recovers from a respiratory infection

By Jessamy Tredinnick and Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia

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Sam Armytage isn’t taking any chances when it comes to coronavirus.

The 43-year-old Sunrise host is ‘taking a few weeks off’ work just to be safe as she recovers from a ‘respiratory infection’.

While she hasn’t been diagnosed with COVID-19, she doesn’t want to put herself or others at risk by leaving the house. 

‘I DON’T have coronavirus, but I’m worried I’ll get it’: Sunrise host Samantha Armytage reveals she’s ‘taking a few weeks off work’ as she recovers from a ‘respiratory infection’

‘Hi all… I’m taking a few weeks off work as I’ve had a respiratory infection (for 3 months) since the bushfires & it just won’t heal,’ she told her Instagram followers.

‘I DON’T have coronavirus, but I’m worried I’ll get it if I don’t get better. Thought it was a good time to lie low.’

She then urged her fans to ‘be careful’ and ‘take care of each other’ in the wake of the health crisis.

'Thought it was a good time to lie low': Adamantly telling fans she didn't have COVID-19, Samantha explained she was recovering from a 'respiratory infection' and didn't want to put herself at risk

‘Thought it was a good time to lie low’: Adamantly telling fans she didn’t have COVID-19, Samantha explained she was recovering from a ‘respiratory infection’ and didn’t want to put herself at risk

Thinking of others: She then urged her fans to 'be careful' and 'take care of each other' in the wake of the health crisis. Pictured with David Koch

Thinking of others: She then urged her fans to ‘be careful’ and ‘take care of each other’ in the wake of the health crisis. Pictured with David Koch 

Earlier this month, Samantha took time off from her hosting duties because of an unspecified illness, again taking a selfie with her Labrador to update her fans.  

Natalie Barr had stepped into Samantha’s position alongside David Koch while she had been away and will likely return to the co-hosting role with the blonde self-isolates.   

'At home sick as a dog': Earlier this month, Samantha took time off from her hosting duties because of an unspecified illness, again taking a selfie with her Labrador to update her fans

‘At home sick as a dog’: Earlier this month, Samantha took time off from her hosting duties because of an unspecified illness, again taking a selfie with her Labrador to update her fans

Samantha recently shared a sweet love letter from a young admirer as she returned to her day job at Channel Seven’s Sunrise.

‘Because there’s so much awful stuff on social media, here’s something lovely,’ she wrote on Instagram Stories, sharing a photograph of the note.

‘Every Monday-Friday I wake up at 5.30am and tune in to Sunrise,’ Samantha’s admirer, a 12-year-old boy named Joseph wrote.

‘I’ve been watching it now for 2 years and everyday she looks so pretty and that’s why I admire her. That’s pretty much all I have to say,’ he finished. 

Fan mail: 'Because there's so much awful stuff on social media, here's something lovely,' she shared a photograph of the note

Fan mail: ‘Because there’s so much awful stuff on social media, here’s something lovely,’ she shared a photograph of the note