In a podcast for GW University, Dr. Keith Mortman walked listeners through the moment the infected patient first began to develop symptoms to the horrifying devastation the novel coronavirus caused to the patient’s lungs. NEW YORK - After two months and more than 10,000 deaths that have made the nation’s nursing homes some of the most terrifying places to be during the coronavirus crisis, most of them still don’t have access to enough tests to help control outbreaks among their frail, elderly residents. RELATED: ‘It is affecting every age group’: 3D video shows extensive damage to lungs caused by COVID-19 Neither the federal government nor the leader in nursing home deaths, New York, has mandated testing for all residents and staff.