New York City has abruptly lost its top health official as it fights to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections. Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the city’s public health commissioner, submitted her resignation… Health News Summaries.
(Newser) – New York City has abruptly lost its top health official as it fights to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections. Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the city’s public health commissioner, submitted her resignation Tuesday following clashes with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office, which had given responsibility for contact tracing to the public hospital system instead of her department, the New York Times reports.
