In West Virginia, the chief health official said she had to scrape together supplies from flu tests to make do. In Ohio, the Department of Health told CNN they're focusing on "testing our most vulnerable patients" because of a "global shortage of supplies." The kits, or reagents, are used to extract the genetic code of a virus from swabs or cough samples -- a key part of coronavirus testing. Sick with a cough and fever, he tested negative for the flu and he says he cannot get a coronavirus test. "When I would lay down, I could hear the fluid gurgling," she told CNN, speaking by phone.

Source: CNN March 18, 2020 22:30 UTC