H1N1 Confirmed At Luxury Boston Hotel Employee At Taj Hotel Diagnosed With Swine Flu

POSTED: 8:13 am EDT May 24, 2009
UPDATED: 8:16 am EDT May 24, 2009

BOSTON -- The H1N1 flu has surfaced at a luxury Boston Hotel.An employee at the Taj hotel has tested positive for the virus after going home sick earlier this week, a spokesman for the hotel confirmed.No other employees or guests have been infected at the hotel on Arlington Street in the Back Bay. The employee did not need hospitalization.The hotel is allowing guests to cancel their reservations without charge, the spokesman said.There have been 284 cases of H1N1 flu confirmed in Massachusetts, more than 6,500 are confirmed nationwide.

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