The resignation of Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the commissioner since 2018, came after Mayor Bill de Blasio stripped her agency of a key virus tracing program.
Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Health Commissioner Resigns After Clashes With Mayor Over Virus
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