The first Legionnaires» outbreak killed 12 people and sickened more than 120 in the South Bronx.
Not exact matches
First, a breakout of
Legionnaires» disease in the Bronx turned into a turf war between the two leaders over a response.
In Flushing there are now fourteen cases of
Legionnaires» disease in that cluster
first reported earlier this week.
«This legislative action will be the
first of its kind for a major American city, as well as the
first set of regulations by any state in the union, and it will establish new registration, cleaning and monitoring standards for cooling towers in the fight against
Legionnaires» disease,» Mr. de Blasio said.
«
Legionnaires» Disease outbreaks have become far too common over the past ten years, and the City will respond not by only addressing an outbreak as it occurs, but with a new plan to help prevent these outbreaks from happening in the
first place,» said Mayor de Blasio.
The city's response to the deadly outbreak of
Legionnaires» disease in the South Bronx became the subject of the latest clash between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer, as Mr. Stringer accused the city of having had a «laid - back attitude» toward the disease when the
first fatalities began to appear late last month.