Kathy Griffin is among the growing list of celebrities that have either tested positive for Coronavirus, are showing symptoms and awaiting a test, or else, are simply speaking out about the matter. It sounds like Kathy Griffin is doing all three of these things, actually.

The comedian who has a long-standing gripe with President Donald Trump, stemming back to when she showcased his severed head, is coming for Trump once again amid her own battle with what is possibly COVID-19. Griffin shared a photo of herself, partially visible with a ventilator mask on, sided with a photo of her view in a hospital bed. Underneath, she shared a screenshot of Trump’s tweet, where he proclaimed that “the United States has done far more “testing” than any other nation, by far!” In fact, this is actually untrue, with the United States lagging behind other countries when it comes to the amount of testing in direct correlation to the amount of people populating the country. 

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Griffin’s issue is the fact that despite she is in an isolation ward for Coronavirus, she is somehow unable to get tested for the deadly virus due to unexplained (to us) rules from the CDC. She writes on her Instagram caption, “He’s lying. I was sent to the #COVID19 isolation ward room in a major hospital ER from a separate urgent care facility after showing UNBEARABLY PAINFUL symptoms. The hospital couldn’t test me for #coronavirus because of CDC (Pence task force) restrictions.”

Pretty scary times. Be safe.

One of the biggest reasons why the coronavirus outbreak is such a big deal is because of the lack of tests globally available. It feels as though those who are able to get tests — AKA, the rich — are hogging all the resources, leading hospitals to turn down sick patients who suspect they may have contracted COVID-19. Just read what happened with Andrew Watt, a music producer who boldly told his story last week. That could soon be changed because, at Oxford University, a test has been developed that costs $25 and takes 30-minutes for results to come back.

The team at Oxford University has been working on the test for eight weeks with partners in China, using chemicals and enzymes that switch colors when they come into contact with the virus. As reported by CNN, the test needs to be kept at 65 degrees celsius, which is easy for any hospital to do. In the coming days, clinical trials may commence.

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“We have 3 things to do,” said Professor Zhengfang Cui, the leader of the group. “The first is to get clinical trials. We just started those here at Oxford University Hospital. The second thing is regulatory approval, which is based on the number of tests done. The third is to get industry partners to implement large scale manufacture. For that, we need clean rooms and manufacturing facilities. And then we can roll out the product.”

The entire process is expected to take two-to-four weeks. 

Shout-out to all of the nurses, doctors, and researchers working hard to fight this pandemic head-on!

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As the days roll on, more people are coming forward to share their COVID-19 test results. Many parts of the world are under quarantine as we all practice social distancing in an effort to not spread coronavirus, but as interactions of some sort are unavoidable for most people, confirmed cases continue. Former Flavor of Love reality star Deelishis shared upsetting news with her followers on Friday (March 20) when she revealed that her father just learned that he contracted coronavirus.

“Please pray for my favorite guy, my Dad,” Deelishis wrote on Instagram in a caption of a photo of her parents. “With Gods blessing we will beat this ?? #TakeTheNecessaryStepsToPreventAndStopTheSpreadOfCovid19.” Her fiancé, Raymond Santana of the Exonerated 5, echoed her sentiments when he shared a photo of her over on his social media page. “My heartbeat ? Please pray for my wife’s father who was diagnosed today with the #Covid19 virus ??,” Raymond wrote of his future father-in-law on Instagram. “This disease has put more things in perspective than we ever imagined. #LifeIsPrecious #GodIsMercifulAndGood.”

As many hospitals and emergency centers are overrun with the ill, testing isn’t as widely available as many would hope. The Everlywell company, which gained popularity through its home testing kits for allergens, recently announced that they’d developed at-home COVID-19 tests. The kits will reportedly be made available on March 23.

If you're a basketball fan, the last week has been incredibly hard. In reality, it feels like we just lived out an entire decade in the span of a week. It's not fun for anyone involved but at the end of the day, we are all in this together and are doing our best to make sure this virus gets stopped in its tracks. The Brooklyn Nets have gotten the worst of the Coronavirus when compared to other NBA teams. Four players, including Kevin Durant, all tested positive for COVID-19 this past week.

As soon as players started to get symptoms, the entire team was tested. While this is great for precautionary reasons, some felt as though it was yet another example of how athletes and rich people get preferential treatment when it comes to limited tests. Today, the Nets issued a statement in which they explained why it was so imported for them to be tested so quickly.