Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has been rushed to hospital with an undisclosed illness after becoming unwell in his office.
While no medical issues have been identified as of yet, the state leader will continue to undergo numerous tests and will need several days to recover.
Deputy Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced he will be taking over Mr Gutwein's duties while he has time away from his Launceston office to rest.
Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has been hospitalised with an undisclosed illness
'Arrangements are being made to cover his absence from Parliament this week,' the deputy premier said in a media release on Monday.
'An update will be provided later this week on the Premier's health and when he will return to work.'
Tasmanians were quick to send the state leader their well-wishes on Twitter.
'Wishing him a full and speedy recovery,' one woman wrote.
'Hope he's ok and recovers from whatever it is,' a second commented.
Just three days before being struck down by the mystery illness, Mr Gutwein delivered his eighth Tasmanian Budget in parliament.
The Liberal leader - who is also state treasurer - announced an additional $900million would be used to boost Tasmania's health system.
The budget included $10.7billion for health for the next four years, with $8billion set aside for skills, education and training to aid unemployed workers.
Tasmania's unemployment rate currently sits at 4.5 per cent which is expected to increase to 5.5 per cent this year.
'Confidence has stayed high, investment has flooded in, and at the moment our economy is in rude good health,' Mr Gutwein said on Friday.
'This budget puts us back on track to being back in the black. This is a budget for our times.'
Deputy Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced he would be taking over Mr Gutwein's duties (pictured with his wife Mandy) while he takes a few days off to recover
Mr Gutwein revealed $5.5million will be invested into infrastructure projects while $615million would go towards affordable housing and tackling homelessness.
The budget notably included a $300million safety blanket for unforeseen expenses caused by Covid-19.
As of Sunday, the island state reported zero active cases of coronavirus and has recorded a total of 233 cases throughout the pandemic.
Tasmania suffered a Covid scare earlier this month when a traveller who flew from Sydney to Melbourne tested positive for the virus in hotel quarantine.
The scheduled Collingwood and Hawthorn AFL blockbuster at the UTAS stadium in Launceston was cancelled as a result.
The state leader is the 46th premier to serve Tasmania after his appointment in January of last year.