https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/fda-fast-tracks-covid-19-tests-but-its-unclear-how-accurate-they-are/ > ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. > Kendra Boroff believes she contracted the coronavirus on her 71st birthday, February 20, when her family went out for a celebratory dinner, perhaps from their waiter, who was coughing into his elbow. Four days later, she developed a fever and a raging sore throat.