Fears of coronavirus prompt New Jersey hospital to take extra precaution

Fears of the coronavirus overseas prompted a hospital in New Jersey to take extra safety precautions.

Officials at Hackensack Meridian Health said Thursday evening that the hospital was following all appropriate infection control protocols for a specific patient.

A witness told Eyewitness News that she watched as a masked patient was wheeled out of a neighboring doctor's office by masked medics. That patient was taken to nearby Hackensack University Medical Center which confirmed that it was working with the state department of health to diagnose the patient.

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