We've heard stories where survivors are saying my relationship was emotionally abusive,

but it became physically abusive last night.

We've heard stories from women whose partners were coming home and coughing on them and

telling them that they were infecting them with the coronavirus.

That was Katie Ray Jones, the head of the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

For most of us, staying at home has been the safest way to protect ourselves from the

coronavirus.

But for others, home can be a dangerous place, worrying experts about what is happening

behind closed doors.

So what do we really know and what can we do to help those who may be isolated and afraid?

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical correspondent, and this is coronavirus,

fact, versus fiction.

In the past, we have seen increases in domestic violence during times of crisis and stress.

We've seen spikes in 2008 during the economic crisis.

James Gagliano is a former FBI agent and CNN's law enforcement analyst.

He says this pandemic is putting victims in a particularly vulnerable situation.

We've seen spikes during national disasters like, say, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy.

We've also seen it during times of the Super Bowl, major sporting events.

And look, correlation doesn't always equal causation here, but there's a lot of factors

that play.

And one of them is these victims are trapped in a cohabitation situation with the abuser.

As stay at home orders went into effect in March, several cities across the United States

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