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ABC News reporter Kaylee Hartung has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) days after traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, to cover the outbreak there.
Hartung, 34, shared her experience on Good Morning America on Wednesday, revealing that she received her positive test on Monday after first experiencing symptoms last Thursday.
While the reporter said that the virus “was something that really knocked me off my feet for a day,” she said that her symptoms were ones that she’d normally try to power through.
“It really all started with a runny nose about a week ago, and that was four days after I spent a week in Seattle covering the initial outbreak of the virus in the U.S.,” Hartung told GMA anchor Robin Roberts. “So last Wednesday, it was just a runny nose. I honestly thought it was allergies. I didn’t think it was anything more than that.”
