Actress, comedian, author and producer, Ali Wentworth, has revealed that she has tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing complaints of chest tightness and a high fever.
On Wednesday, the 55-year-old shared a photo of herself and dog on Instagram, captioning, “I have tested positive for the Corona Virus. I’ve never been sicker. High fever. Horrific body aches. Heavy chest. I’m quarantined from my family. This is pure misery. #stayhome”
The wife of Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos is self-isolating in a separate room.
On Thursday, she called into Good Morning America and said, “First of all, thank you for all your well-wishes,” She joked, “You know I’m feverish if I’m allowing myself to go on national television with no makeup on.”
Explaining how she started to fall sick, Wentworth said via video from the bed, “What started was I had a real tightness in my chest. 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 I’m out of shape, but it was too heavy for that.”
She said she was not feeling great and had a high-grade fever.
“And it wasn’t until the fever started that I realized this can’t be a common summer cold,” she added. “I went and got tested … which was three days ago, and now I’ve had high fevers, sort of 101, 103.”
The Head Case actress went on to say, “things that help are Tylenol, chicken soup,” while suffering from flu-like symptoms and body aches. She added, “I took some hot baths when I had chills and I have two dogs that sleep on my bed with me.”
Wentworth also warned people to stay home to stop the spread of the virus.
Stephanopoulos said on the Good Morning America that he is the only one who is going in the room to help her.
“I have to get a little bit close sometimes to take her temperature and do the oxygen test and I bring her food,” he said. “I’m definitely being careful in wiping down and wearing gloves. I have not been wearing a mask.”
