Star of Frozen The Broadway Musical Patti Murin, who is expecting her first child, revealed she likely has COVID-19 but cannot get tested.
The 39-year-old actress took to her Instagram on Thursday to share a photo of her dog under the covers along with a lengthy caption explaining her situation.
The star – who is married to fellow actor Colin Donnell – came to the conclusion after listing out several coronavirus symptoms including a fever, fatigue, body aches, and ‘and a cough that makes it feel like my head is splitting open from the inside out.
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Coming soon: Patti Murin, who is expecting her first child, revealed she likely has COVID-19 but cannot get tested
Signature role: She recently starred in Frozen The Broadway Musical originating the role of Anna from March 2018 to February of this year, as she is seen in March 2018 with actress Cassie Levy as Elsa
She began her message by shedding light on her role as Anna in the Disney musical – as she originated the role on Broadway from March 2018 to February of this year – as she wrote: ‘Even Disney princesses can get sick.’
Murin revealed that she had consulted with her OB/GYN from Mt. Sinai in Tarzana, California via video chat and the physician was ‘pretty certain’ she has the illness but would not be able to be tested unless the symptoms worsened.
She explained: ‘I can’t get tested unless I start having trouble breathing, so I’m going to count my lucky stars that I seem to be leaning towards the mild end of the scale.
‘And sure, while it would be nice to know if I’m positive or not, I’m not willing to walk into a waiting room and possibly get other people sick just for my own selfish informational purposes.’
‘Even Disney princesses can get sick’: The 39-year-old actress took to her Instagram on Thursday to share a photo of her dog under the covers along with a lengthy caption explaining her situation
Bond: She – who is married to fellow actor Colin Donnell (seen together in May 2018) – came to the conclusion after listing out several coronavirus symptoms including a fever, fatigue, body aches, and ‘and a cough that makes it feel like my head is splitting open from the inside out’
Regardless the actress already has a plan set in order to try to return to normal.
She wrote: ‘Recovery plan for me is the same either way: sleep, tons of fluids, and Tylenol.’
Patti – who is set to welcome a daughter in July – also assured fans that her pregnancy is still going well and has been healthy throughout the process.
She said: ‘I AM FINE, I SWEAR, AND SO IS THE BABY! This virus can’t cross the placenta, so my uterus is literally the safest place for little peanut right now.
Interesting Murin (seen at the Frozen one year celebration in March 2019) revealed she had consulted with her OB/GYN from Mt. Sinai in Tarzana via video chat and the physician was ‘pretty certain’ she has it but would not be able to be tested unless the symptoms worsened
‘I’m eating and drinking all the water in the world, and she’s kicking me almost hourly now, so I know she’s growing stronger by the day.’
Patti and 37-year-old husband Colin revealed they were expecting in February.
The two Chicago Med alums married in June 2015.
The lack of tests in the US has been a big issue as last week it was reported that the company making the new, speedy coronavirus test that President Donald Trump lauded in a Rose Garden press conference has not shipped as many as promised.
Multifaceted: Patti starred on Chicago Med over three seasons from 2016 to 2019
Abbott Laboratories, the medical device company based in Illinois, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration two weeks ago under Emergency Use Authorization.
The manufacturer said it is ramping up production to 50,000 nasal swab tests – known as ID NOW COVID-19 – per day.
But, according to documents obtained by Kaiser Health News, state and local public health laboratories are receiving just 5,500 coronavirus tests this week.
Labs in all 50 states were supposed to receive the same number of tests and devices on which to run tests, 100 tests and about 10 or 15 devices.
Lovely: Patti and 37-year-old husband Colin (seen together in November 2017) revealed they were expecting in February as they had married in June 2015
But spokesperson Darcy Ross told Kaiser Health News that kits had only been sent to 18 states. but did not say if they were to public or private labs.
The coronavirus began in China December 2019 and has now infected nearly every country in the world.
However, the US is feeling the brunt of the pandemic and has more cases and deaths than another other nation.
As of Wednesday evening, more than 422,000 cases have been reported and the death toll has surpassed 14,000.
Abbott Laboratories’ new coronavirus test (pictured), which can detect a positive result in just five minutes, started shipping April 1 with plans to manufacture 50,000 per day
President Donald Trump presented the test to reporters during a press conference on Monday and called it ‘highly accurate’
But only 5,500 tests have been shipped to state and local labs in just 18 states. Pictured: Trump hols of one Abbott’s new tests on Monday