86-year-old Harford Co. woman contracts COVID-19 during trip to Turkey

Harford Co. woman contracts COVID-19 during trip to Turkey

NEWS ABBY ISAACS IS LIVE FROMBEL AIR AFTER HEARING FROMCOUNTY OFFICIALS ABOUTPOSSIBLE COMMUNITY EXPOSURE.HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEREAPPEARS TO BE NO MAJORCOMMUNTIY EXPOSURE FROM THISPATIENT IN HARFORD COUNTY,THATSHE DID EVERYTHIGN RIGHT INSEL━ ISOLATING WHEN SHERETURNED TO MARYLAND BEFOREHER SYMPTOMS STARTED& BUTRESEARCH IS ONLY BEGINNING ONCOVID 19 AND HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY THEY ARE STAYING ON TOP OFANY CHANGES IN RECOMMENDATIFOR, NOT AN IF, BUT WHEN.

THEFIRST CASE OF THE NOVELCORONAVIRUS IN HARFORD COUTNY.COUNTY EXECUTIVE BARRYGLASSMAN SAYS AN 86 YEAR OLDWOMAN IS HOSPITALIZED AFTERCONTRACTING THE VIRUS WHILETRAVELING OVERSEAS.

GLASSMA━Public health officials reportthat there appears to be nocommunity exposure THATBECAUSE HEALTH OFFICIALSREPORT THE WOMAN WENT STRAIGHTHOME FROM THE AIRPORT, DID NOTHAVE SYMPTOMS FOR 6 DAYS ANDSEL━ ISOLATED FOR 6 MORE DAYSWITH THOSE SYMPTOMS BEFOREGOING TO THE HOSPITAL.

MO━During this entire time, thepatient states she did notleave her house and did notcome into contact with peopleexcept for her immediatefamily, who have shown nosymptoms and are being askedto sel━ isolate and sel━monitor for 14 days.

HarfordCounty Health Officer RussellMoy SAID HER INITIAL SYMPTOMSWERE NOT RESPITORY, LIKE MOSTCOVI19 PATIENTS.

SHE INSTEADHAD FATIGUE AND LOSS OFAPPETITE.

AND BECAUSE SHE DIDNOT HAVE THOSE SYMPTOMS ON THEPLANE OR FOR THE FIRST 6 DAYSBACK IN MARYLAND, SHE DID NOTFALL INTO THE CDCFOR A PERSON UNDERINVESTIGATION.

HOWEVER HEALTHOFFICIALS ARE STILL LEARNINGABOUT THE VIRUS AND HOW PEOPLECAN CATCH IT.

THE CDC SAYSPEOPLE ARE THOUGHT TO BE MOSTCONTAGIOUS WHEN THEY ARESHOWING SYMPTOMS BUT SOMESPREAD MIGHT BE POSSIBLEBEFORE PEOPLE SHOW SYMPTOMS.GLASSMA━ As these cases beginto develop and the state givesus additional info on therange of influence or therange of travel of theindividuals, then we will getguidance locally on what weneed to do next if anything.AS OF NOW, SCHOOLS AND TCOUNTY GOVERNEMTN AREOPERATING AS USUAL, WITH NOCANCELLATIONS.

THE STATEHEALTH DEPARTMENT IS LEADINGTHE INVESTIGATION OF THISCASE.

LIVE IN BEL AIR ABBYISAACS WMAR 2NEWS.FEARS OVER THE COROANVIRUS