The Biggest Loser’s Ajay Rochester ‘thinks she has coronavirus’ as she experiences symptoms after a guest from China stayed in her home
Former Biggest Loser host Ajay Rochester believes she may have coronavirus after a traveller from China stayed in her home for a month.
But the 50-year-old casting agent, who is based in Los Angeles, is unable to get tested because her only symptom is a ‘relentless cough’.
She explained that doctors in her area are only testing people with multiple COVID-19 symptoms due to high demand.
‘I think I have it’: Former Biggest Loser host Ajay Rochester (pictured) believes she may have coronavirus after a traveller from China stayed in her home for a month
‘I think I have it but can’t get tested anywhere. I have had a relentless cough that gets worse every day but no fever,’ she wrote on Instagram on Tuesday.
‘I had a traveller from China stay in my spare room [from] January 13 to February 13 but have no way to contact her and see if she got sick.’
Ajay contacted the Center for Disease Control but received an automatic reply.
‘Don’t want to die’: The 50-year-old casting agent, who is based in Los Angeles, is unable to get tested because her only symptom is a ‘relentless cough’
‘Unless I have a fever I can’t get a test,’ she added. ‘If Idris Elba can test positive with no symptoms how does it make sense that someone with some symptoms can’t get a test?
‘[I’m] trying to clear lungs with menthol. Hoping testing becomes readily available soon. Don’t want to die.’
It comes after actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, announced they had tested positive for coronavirus on the Gold Coast last week.
Virus: It comes after actor Tom Hanks (right) and his wife, Rita Wilson (left), announced they had tested positive for coronavirus on the Gold Coast last week
‘Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches,’ the Forrest Gump star wrote on Instagram on March 12.
‘Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the coronavirus, and were found to be positive.’
The Hollywood couple, both 63, had contracted COVID-19 overseas and brought it into the country, according to health authorities.
They have potentially exposed hundreds of fans and media professionals to the virus, including Channel Nine host Richard Wilkins.
Richard tested positive on Sunday night, after briefly meeting Rita backstage at the Sydney Opera House on March 7.
There are 556 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia as of Wednesday afternoon.
In lockdown: They have potentially exposed hundreds of fans and media professionals to the virus, including Channel Nine host Richard Wilkins (pictured), who tested positive on Sunday