LOWELL, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — When UMass Lowell instructor Debbie White got home from a Spring Break trip to Washington, D.C. and Denver, Colorado, she thought her shortness of breath was just due to the altitude.

But, she told WBZ NewsRadio's Karyn Regal, her breathing issues continued.

"The day after I got home, I felt continued shortness of breath, which I thought would have gone away, for three days," she said, and also described "a scratchy, sort of itchy throat."

Now, even though she's 65 and has a fever of 102, chills, and a cough, she said she's been told by her doctor as well as local and state health officials that she cannot get a test for COVID-19.

"I'm not eligible to get a test unless I have known contact with people who are infected, which I don't," White said. "I mean, come on, how would we know if you're not testing people?"