Link: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
MMMM …………… With 10% of the population maybe carrying MRSA any way the story below seems a little ridiculous
Law enforcement and court officials are pledging to communicate more after revelations of a sick prisoner forced the closure of a courtroom.
A man told Fairfield County Common Pleas Court Judge Chris Martin during a preliminary hearing Thursday he had MRSA, which is a type of staph that is resistant to antibiotics.
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Martin’s courtroom was closed for about 5 and a half hours – 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hearings were moved to the magistrate’s courtroom.
Before the day was over, the courtroom was sprayed with a disinfectant. But the incident had many employees concerned about contracting the infection."We were not aware of it before the hearing," Martin said. "After we did become aware of it, I closed the courtroom until we could get more information about it."
