Local Southern Cross Tasmania newsreader Jo Palmer has hit international headlines for an on air cough during a story about the flu.
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Since the broadcast of Tuesday’s nightly news Ms Palmer’s on air cough has been picked up by the Daily Mail in the United Kingdom.
An online video of the incident has racked up more than 10,000 views.
Ms Palmer struggled to speak during a news story on the flu season before she was seen coughing into her hand.
Fellow newsreader Peter Murphy then took over the news reading saying, “Jo has succumb to a very sore throat.”
Ms Palmer is still sick and has not yet returned to work.