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TSA statement on COVID-19 at CLE Airport

Statement
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

"TSA confirms that one Transportation Security Officer who works at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The officer is receiving medical care and is quarantined at home. TSA employees who work the same shift and may have come in contact with the officer who tested positive during the past 14 days have been alerted about the situation so that they can take action as appropriate.”

“Security screening checkpoints remain open and the agency is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health to monitor the situation as well as the health and safety of our employees and the traveling public.”

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Read more information about COVID-19, including the location where this TSA employee worked at the airport.