Cleveland, OH
University Hospitals patient ‘under isolation’ after arriving from Tanzania
WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) – University Hospitals say staff are “utilizing proper masking and isolation protocols” after a patient arrived to UH St. John Medical Center’s Emergency Department with flu-like symptoms.
According to a spokesperson, the patient recently traveled from the Tanzania to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
An earlier version of this story stated the patient arrived from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the hospital later clarified.
The patient ultimately ended up at UH St. John Medical Center’s Emergency Department “with flu-like symptoms.”
The hospital says the patient remains under evaluation and is being isolated at this time.
Their condition has been reported to the Ohio Department of Health, the spokesperson said.
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