I was walking my dog, cooper. And i just felt very, very winded. And i assumed, of course, it was because i never work out and im out of shape. But it was too heavy for that. And i came home, wasnt feeling great. And it wasnt until the fever started that i realized, this cant be a common summer cold. I went and got tested. Between the time i got tested, which was three days ago, and now, ive had high fevers, sort of 101, 103. I finished watching netflix. Achy joints is a big thing. It feels like a really, really horrible flu. And you know, im still in it now, but i can tell you the things that help. Tylenol. Chicken soup. I took some hot baths when i had chills. And i have two dogs that sleep on my bed with me. So anyway, be safe, stay home. Some good words there from ali. We are wishing her the best and a speedy recovery. Those tips and information people need to know. Oh my gosh, thats one thing i wanted to point out, we can learn. Those of us who have not contracted covid19, we can learn from what they are saying. The tightness in the chest, the fever, the achy joints. These are symptoms that are consistently being repeated by people who have contracted the virus. And also the fact that even ali says, the nights for her are the worst, and thats when chris ts e bad, yea liste ne saying it feels wor than the flu. Just follow directions, oh lord. Youre right. We should report george, our chief anchor and host of gma, he says hes feeling physically fine, hes taking care of ali as well. We should see him later on gma. Im a big fan of ali wentworth. Ive been following her since in living color. Thats the 90s. I get to work with her husband every day. Coming up next half hour, doityourself masks. How to make one with or without a sewing machine. First, our evolving understanding of the coronavirus. Were talking to one doctor about the new diagnostic tools being put into use. 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Some new studies are sounding the alarm on just how the coronavirus is being spread and who is capable of spreading it. I spoke earlier with uclas dr. David eisenman. The latest Research Says this virus can be spread simply by talking and breathing, not just coughing and sneezing. What should people know about this latest study . Its a bunch of studies all put together. So yes, were also going to now be recommending that masks are no longer for sick people only. So it comes from a few studies that were saying now you need to cover your mouth and nose whenever you go out of your house and into public. The studies show first that we know that many people can spread the virus even without having symptoms or before they have symptoms. And we also have found studies now that show that normal speaking generates lots of small spit droplets, really too small for the eye to see. And the virus is contained in that saliva thats dispersed when we talk. So this may partially explain how people without symptoms are spreading the disease in those studies. And it appears that a mask or even a cloth covering your mouth can stop this emission. So more and more cities are recommending that people wear a mask or a bandana or a scarf when they leave home and go out into public. I anticipate that the cdc might be recommending that very soon. And the goal here is to help reduce Overall Community transmission, to prevent people from emitting it out. Not so much to prevent people from breathing it in. When it comes to testing, the president says he took a second test, it was much faster, it was much more pleasant, in his words. Yesterday detroit became the first u. S. City to use whats being called rapid tests on First Responders, medical professionals, and city workers, what do we need to know about this new testing . This new testing can detect the virus pretty quickly. It runs on a much smaller machine, about the size of a toaster. That a lot of doctors offices have now because they use it for strep tests and flu tests. And the doctor takes a swab from the nose or the back of the throat and inserts it into the machine. And the results are available anywhere between five and 15 minutes later, so its very rapid. Test. One t we dont really how accurate it is. The current tests that take a lot longer to get back give falsely negative results about 30 of the time. So it will be very important to see if this does better than that. But any kind of testing, as long as its reasonably good accuracy, is a really important thing to have out there. It appears allergy season raised the paranoia exponentially during this pandemic. How can people tell the difference between allergies and the coronavirus . So there are some overlaps, but there are some real distinctions. First of all, allergies tend to cause some itchiness. Itchy nose, itchy ears, itchy throat, itchy, watery, puffy eyes. So thats not really a coronavirus thing. Also, some people do get occasional sneezing with coronavirus, allergies give you bouts of sneezing. If youre not sure, you can do some other things. First of all, you can look online. If the pollen count is not up and you dont have the symptoms i talked about, maybe its not allergies and you should call your doctor. Our thanks to dr. Eisenman. People have joked, allergy season, it aint your time. Not today, not tomorrow. Leave me alone when i sneeze in this corner. No, i will never do that. Ix. No, i l never do that. The mix is next. Insomniacs, you ready . Its time for the mix. I said were going to have a special guest. Shes got the coronavirus mask on. She does. Shes staying safe. Well get to her in just a minute. We will. We want to get to a guy who he loves his mama so much. She was in a senior care facility, and because they are on lockdown he wasnt able to see her. And ohioans, theyre not ones to give up very easily. No. He decided he was going to get a bucket drop. 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If you watch abc7 with an antenna, you need to mark your calendar and plan to rescan. On april 29th, grab your remote, go to the menu, select setup, choose antenna, and then channel scan or auto tune. Your tv will do the rest. Its that easy. Make sure you can keep watching abc7. Plan to rescan on april 29th. Breathing becomes a struggle. Copd is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. You may have heard of it as chronic bronchitis or emphysema. Over time, you feel like youre breathing through a straw. Its the 4th leading cause of death in the u. S. , and it took my grandmother. If youre over 35 and have ever smoked, you could be at risk. The good news is, you can improve your symptoms. Im danica patrick, and i drive4copd. Join the movement at drive4copd. Com. Take our screening questionnaire today, and talk to your doctor. This morning on world news now, the crisis in america. Deaths from the coronavirus rising by about 1,000 a day. In new york critical supplies are running dangerously low and the state soon wont have enough ventilators for all who need one. Hot spots emerging across the u. S. The new warnings. As leaders urge people to wear masks and Face Coverings, can you make your own . Oprah and stedman reunited. Her longtime partner released from selfimposed isolation after two weeks. Their touching words to each other later in the skinny. Its friday, april 3rd. Stedman got more than a hug and a kiss from oprah when he got out of that quarantine. Can you believe that . What did he get . Ill tell you in the skinny, how about that . He got the teeth. We begin with increasingly desperate cries for help as the war on the coronavirus rages on with scarce supplies on hand. Across the globe more than 1 Million People have now been infected, onequarter of those here in the u. S. President trump is not among them. For the second time he tested negative saying he took the new 15minute test to see how fast the results will come back. New yorkers are now being urged to wear nonmedical masks, bandanas, or other Face Coverings when they venture outdoors. Meanwhile the economic fallout is mindblowing. Nearly 10 Million People have applied for Unemployment Benefits in the past two weeks. 1,000 a day, now topping 6,000. This morning an urgent new appeal for help in new york city. If a person comes in and needs a ventilator and you dont have a ventilator, the person dies. Thats the blunt equation here. Reporter with more than hospitals in the city, intensive care units say theyre running dangerously low on supplies. Right now we have a burn rate that would suggest we have about six days in the stockpile. Reporter it comes amid growing concern that many ventilators provided by the federal government are not working. And here, another sign of the urgent need. This makeshift hospital recently built for noncoronavirus patients in a Manhattan Convention center has now been approved to take virus patients. Doctors say a Navy Hospital ship that arrived in new york this week has not been much of a help, taking only 20 patients as of thursday night. Hospitals say transferring patients to the ship is proving to be cumbersome. Still, doctors say, even if theyre able to get more ventilators, theres still other essential equipment in short supply. Youre going to go in to intubate a patient, and at this time you need to be fully prepared with our ppe. Face shield or eye covers. N95 masks with another mask on top. Impermeable gown. Gloves. Topicals. Reporter meanwhile, a new move to stop the spread of the virus. New york is now following los angeles, urging people to wear nonmedical masks or Face Coverings in public. We dont want you to use the kinds of masks that our First Responders need, that our Health Care Workers need. Reporter soon the white house is expected to issue similar guidance for more americans. With masks in growing demand, the feds are launching a new crackdown on people hoarding supplies. In brooklyn agents seized nearly 1 million masks, gloves, and gowns from a man accused of gouging doctors and nurses. There is a black market springing up that you have described where we have people bid against each other. Reporter the government stopping people making big money by sending supplies overseas. We are going to crack down unmercifully. I would say to the hoarders, the people trying to make money off the misery of people, thats got to stop. Now using the law ordering the company to produce more masks for americans who need them. 3m did not immediately comment. More than 90 of the country is under stayathome orders aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. As new hot spots come into view, experts at the white house are making it clear more cooperation is needed to flatten the curve. Abcs Kimberly Brooks has the details. Reporter new york is no doubt the epicenter of covid19 in the u. S. But as each day passes, a new reality, more hot spots what changes the curve is a new detroit, a new chicago, a new new orleans, a new colorado. Were watching very carefully, because we see that you can go from this to this very quickly. Reporter why the spikes . It comes down to who was still moving around in recent days. This New York Times map shows the country color coded by who was allowed to travel just last week. Those gray areas are places where stayathome orders were already in place. But those areas of red . Business as usual. From state officials late to restrict travel. Georgia finally issued its stayathome order wednesday. The governor making this shocking statement yesterday. What weve been telling people from directives from the cdc for weeks now, that if you start feeling bad, stay home. Those individuals could have been infecting people before they ever felt bad. Well, we didnt know that until the last 24 hours. Reporter but the cdc warned about that risk months ago. One rural area of georgia is erupting with cases. Just shows you, you know, youre not safe in rural america, small, urban. This isnt just for the big cities, its for all the united states. Reporter in louisiana, this sobering chart showing cases soaring to nearly 10,000, a 42 jump in one day. In volusia county, florida, northeast of orlando, beaches were still open until last night. Florida has reported a 27 increase in its death toll in one day. And growing concern in colorado. The governor writing a letter to Vice President pence saying the crisis is far worse than he imagined, and saying colorados death rate is rising faster than any other state. Experts are also closely watching texas. Houston in particular is reporting a spike in the number of patients needing ventilators. Kenneth, mona . All right, kimberly, thank you. The Trump Administration says americans will start seeing money from the 2 trillion Stimulus Program in the next two weeks, but thats only if youve previously done direct deposit or tax refund in the past. About 80 million americans have not. A web portal is being set up for people to connect with the irs. Mailed checks will likely take months. The Trump Organization is reportedly losing more than 1 million in revenue every day during this Virus Outbreak according to the wall street journal. And the New York Times reports the company is exploring if it can delay payments on some of its loans and other obligations. And two retail giants are taking new steps to protect customers and workers from the coronavirus. Starting today a membership card will only get two people into costco at the same time. The chain is already restricting the number of shoppers inside a store. Meanwhile, target is also limiting the number of people in stores. The retailer is also providing disposable face masks and gloves to workers. We know how the humans feel about sheltering in place but your pet may need social distancing as well. The extra chaos may be stressing out your dog or cat. Experts suggest creating peoplefree zones so they can cope. Keep your eye out for any abnormal behavior. I saw a meme just yesterday, it was a cat, it was like, barbara, when are you getting out of my house . Why are you here so much . Oh my gosh, i can only imagine. For certain animals it might be like, oh, we never see you, thank you. For some animals it might be like, this was my time. Experts say, if youre there too much, your pets going to be clingy. Once you go back to work the pets like, whered you go . Whyd you leave it . Things could happen. Thats why i think its a good tip of like, maybe putting them in a humanfree zone for just a little bit here throughout the day. I know my neighbors are having issues because i swear they have like great danes in onebedroom apartments. Good luck, susan. Good luck with those great danes. Coming up, ideas for making your own mask. First, how being a First Responder is Second Nature to sean penn and his family. What the actor is saying this morning about his two kids working at a drivethru testing site. Later in the skinny, home sweet home. See who just moved into this mega mansion. Its me. Its very easy to social distance in that thing. Faced the competition and we broke through. Olays retinol24 complex hydrates better than the 100 retinol cream. Visibly smoother brighter skin in just 24 hours. Olay retinol24. Fechildrens claritin allergy relief. And relief from symptoms caused by over two hundred outdoor and indoor allergens. Because to a kid, a grassy hill is irresistabale. Childrens claritin. Feel the clarity and live claritin clear. You are looking at a you are looking at a coronavirus testing site in los angeles. The popup locations called core sites for Community Organized relief efforts focusing on the citys homeless community. C. O. R. E. Is the nonprofit founded by sean penn but the organization is a family affair. The oscar winners daughter and son, 28 and 26, are both active. Theyre hoping c. O. R. E. Take over testing in cities in their hometown