© Gus Chan Gus Chan/The Plain Dealer/cleveland.com/TNS The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is limiting eight locations to tele-triage only to avoid exposing patients to the novel coronavirus.

Starting Monday the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System’s main medical center in Cleveland and its clinics in Akron, Canton, Parma, Mansfield and Youngstown will handle all in-person operations for the VANEOHS.

Other VA care facilities will move to telephone and video appointments only. These include those in Lake and Lorain County, New Philadelphia, East Liverpool, McCafferty, Ravenna, Sandusky and Warren.

Staff at those locations will provide virtual care and respond to veteran questions over the phone, but will be closed for in-person visits.

The changes are being made to limit patients’ exposure to the novel coronavirus, according to a VA statement.

Veterans with general questions can call VA tele-triage at 1-888-350-3100. A listing of facilities and contact numbers can be found at www.cleveland.va.gov.

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