Lavish new Hong Kong HQ rife with Legionnaire’s disease
Hong Kong's $670 million, brand new government headquarters is coping with an inauspicious debut.
According to the AP, its water system is swimming with Legionnaires' disease, a particularly fatal strain of pneumonia. The city wisened up to the infestation after its education secretary fell ill.
What's the remedy?
"Superheating" the water, according to a Hong Kong microbiologist reached by Bloomberg. He explains here.
The story you just read is available for free because thousands of listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Every day, reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you: We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.
Make a gift today, and you’ll get us one step closer to our goal of raising $25,000 by June 14. We need your help now more than ever!