Sentences with phrase «on legionnaires»

Mr. de Blasio in particular grew frustrated by that line of questioning but also by reporters simply seeking to square away different numbers offered by his office and the governor's, at one point saying there would be less focus on Legionnaires» if it were just called pneumonia.
A day after offering contradictory information on Legionnaires» disease during dueling press conferences, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, announced they will work together to craft regulations to combat the illness that has killed 12 people in the South Bronx.
But — after last week saying the state was «taking matters into our own hands» by offering free cooling tower testing — Mr. Cuomo eventually jumped off - topic to offer his own update on Legionnaires» disease.
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Passage of Legislation on Legionnaires» Disease Inspections
For more information on Legionnaires» Disease, please refer to our Legionnaires» Disease Primer, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene website, or Legionella.org.
The team of researchers applies this insight already in the research on legionnaire's disease, an infectious disease that is caused by bacteria and is associated with pneumonia.

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On the Greek side of Capernaum, there's a Roman legionnaire bathhouse.
The Legislature may still seek to put their own stamp on combating Legionnaires» disease after an outbreak killed 12 people and sickened more than 100 others in the Bronx, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Wednesday told reporters in Buffalo.
From the ill - advised fight with Uber, to accusations of mishandling the critical outreach portion of an outbreak of Legionnaires» disease in the Bronx, to his high profile spat with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to his misadventures at the Park Slope YMCA while a deadly standoff unfolded on Staten Island.
Still, lawmakers are pushing their own ideas to combat Legionnaires, including a proposal to spend $ 50 million on the testing of cooling towers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this week that the city was working on legislation to check the cooling towers atop buildings where the legionella bacteria that causes Legionnaires» disease grows and can be spread.
The Praetorian Guard, like all legionnaires, shared similar insignias, mainly on their shields.
Perhaps more significantly, he took on Mayor Bill de Blasio, accusing City Hall of dropping the ball during last summer's deadly eruption of Legionnaires» Disease.
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This unified approach will help in this effort, and I want to thank the City for working hand - in - hand on these emergency regulations to prevent the occurrence of Legionnaires» disease in the future.»
State and city officials will develop a package of regulations aimed at combating Legionnaires» disease, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday afternoon in a joint statement.
Mayor Bill de Blasio urged reporters to not focus their attention on concerns being raised by a Bronx hotel owner and report on the bigger picture of the Legionnaires outbreak.
Also at 12:30 p.m., environmental advocate Erin Brockovich, the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires» Disease, and the Allergy and Asthma Network will hold a press conference to call on lawmakers and health officials to work towards real, effective solutions to New York's escalating Legionella and Legionnaires» disease crises, LOB, Room 130, 198 State St., Albany.
In an effort to convey cooperation and unity, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Bassett and New York State Commissioner of Health Dr. Zucker issued an update on the outbreak of Legionnaires» disease in the Bronx.
Presumably recognizing that the inability to coordinate on a vital issue was making everyone involved look foolish, Cuomo, de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito put out a joint statement Tuesday night promising «unprecedented» cooperation drafting and instituting uniform regulations to combat Legionnaires» disease.
Cuomo, at his press conference, declined to critique the city's response to the Legionnaires» disease outbreak but harshly criticized building owners who had not taken the state up on its offer to provide their properties with free testing for legionella bacteria, saying that their refusal to act could leave them facing legal consequences.
But he pointed out Legionnaires» cases had been on the rise for years, as had rates of asthma and other susceptibility - increasing respiratory conditions in communities like the South Bronx.
However, on July 30, Mr. de Blasio told reporters that the increasing numbers of Legionnaires» victims were «no reason for alarm.»
Cuomo is not the only elected official who appeared to take aim at de Blasio's handling of Legionnaires» on Sunday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to reassure New Yorkers on Saturday that he was in charge of the Legionnaires» response, and that the epidemic — the worst in city history — was waning.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is bringing in a team of federal experts to help battle Legionnaires» disease — as the city's death toll from the outbreak reached 10 on Thursday.
The spat also played out over the city's recent Legionnaires» disease outbreak, when the administrations held dueling press conferences, and was on full display when Cuomo hosted Vice President Joe Biden at a rally in the city on the minimum wage, one of de Blasio's key issues, and the mayor was nowhere to be seen.
Mr. Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced early last week that they would collaborate on the response to Legionnaires» disease, a reversal that came after the mayor and governor offered differing information at dueling press conferences and after they differed on just who — the state or the city — ought to regulate cooling towers that can spread the airborne flu - like illness.
A day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out new statewide rules for the cooling towers that spawned the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires» disease in the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed off on the city's portion of the «joint» regulations on the potentially infectious air conditioning units — declaring it a «huge undertaking» because no such controls ever existed before.
With the outbreak contained, Mr. de Blasio said attention was now turning on how to prevent future outbreaks of Legionnaires» disease with legislation that will require inspections and cleaning of cooling towers — an area where he and Mr. Cuomo had originally sparred but have now landed on the same page.
Brockovich and the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires» Disease are calling on New York lawmakers to replace the state's outdated water infrastructure and test more frequently for Legionella bacteria.
Though residents in the South Bronx have expressed frustration over the city's response to the outbreak and their borough president, Ruben Diaz Jr., criticized Mr. de Blasio for not seeking federal help to handle Legionnaires», officials said the number of diagnosed cases has been on the decline since late July.
LEGIONNAIRES» FALLOUT: Monday morning at City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio will hold a bill - signing ceremony, beginning at 10 a.m. (full details below), and then, around noon, «the Mayor, Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and elected officials will host a press conference to introduce new legislation to reduce future risk of Legionnaires» disease, and provide an update on the containment of the outbreak,» according to the mayor's publLEGIONNAIRES» FALLOUT: Monday morning at City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio will hold a bill - signing ceremony, beginning at 10 a.m. (full details below), and then, around noon, «the Mayor, Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and elected officials will host a press conference to introduce new legislation to reduce future risk of Legionnaires» disease, and provide an update on the containment of the outbreak,» according to the mayor's publLegionnaires» disease, and provide an update on the containment of the outbreak,» according to the mayor's public schedule.
The authors dwell on current building concerns such as «sick building syndrome» (buildings associated with higher than normal absenteeism and sickness rates, complaints about air quality, headaches, eye problems, dry mouth and blocked nose), legionnaires» disease and radon.
Based on a detailed statistical analysis of multiple datasets, the Flint Area Community Health and Environment Partnership (FACHEP) research team found that the majority of Legionnaires» disease cases that occurred during the 2014 - 15 outbreak in Genesee County, Michigan, can be attributed to the change in of the City of Flint's drinking water supply to the Flint River.
By trading fatigues for armour and chain mail, the Tankboy Crew take on centurions and legionnaires in a festival bent on historical combat.
Developed by Bits of Magic Released 1990 Also For Amiga, FM Towns, Genesis, PC - 98 Genre Action, Strategy Perspective 3rd - Person Perspective, Isometric, Top - Down Theme Historical Battle (specific / exact), Real - Time Description Starting as a young Roman legionnaire in 275BC, your job is to conquer the known world through force or diplomacy, fighting on land and sea.
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