A second person has died in the Edinburgh outbreak of
Legionnaires’ disease but the Scottish Government has repeated reassurances
that the worst is over.
A man in his 40s, who was suffering from significant
pre-existing underlying health conditions, died yesterday evening at the
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The man is understood to have been from the Gorgie
area of the city, which is currently the focus of the investigation into the
source of the outbreak by the HSE and Edinburgh City Council.
The latter announced this afternoon (15 June) that it has
served an Improvement Notice on the National Museum of Scotland as part of the on-going
investigation. It relates to staff training issues and requires the Museum to
ensure that key personnel are appropriately trained in the management of water
systems, which includes overseeing the on-going monitoring and maintenance
regime undertaken by specialist contractors.
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