Newton-Wellesley Hospital announced Thursday that a sixth staff member had been diagnosed with a benign, non-malignant brain tumor

Five Mass General Brigham Newton-Wellesley Hospital nurses in the hospital’s fifth-floor have been diagnosed with non-malignant brain tumors.

The council voted to exempt Newton-Wellesley Hospital from an ordinance that will make buildings report and reduce their carbon emissions.

“This is about access to testing for those who might not otherwise have it,” Newton Health and Human Services Commissioner Deborah Youngblood wrote in an email to The Heights. “We want to be sure that there are not financial barriers to receiving COVID tests to mitigate the risk of disproportionate impact of the virus on low income residents.”