US - Ohio: Patient in isolation at UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake after arriving from Tanzania with flu-like symptoms

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Patient in isolation at UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake after arriving from Tanzania with flu-like symptoms

UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake is not in a lockdown at this time. Author: Anna Meyer
Published: 3:04 PM EST December 5, 2024
Updated: 4:21 PM EST December 5, 2024
WESTLAKE, Ohio — A patient who recently traveled to Cleveland from Tanzania is in isolation at UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake after experiencing flu-like symptoms.

A spokesperson for University Hospitals told 3News that the individual arrived at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport before being transported early Thursday morning by North Olmsted EMS to UH St. John’s Emergency Department. The hospital initially said the patient had traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the spokesperson later told 3News this is an "evolving situation" and clarified the plane traveled from Tanzania.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/uh-st-john-medical-center-westlake-congo-patient-flu-like-symptoms/95-e5591e19-69b8-4e7f-b430-8be2a69eb9d1