Head of Wuhan hospital is latest doctor to die of coronavirus
The number of new coronavirus cases in mainland China fell below 2,000 for the first time since January but the virus remains far from contained
18 February 2020 - 12:08
Beijing/Shanghai — The head of a leading hospital in China’s central city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease on Tuesday while South Korea announced an economic emergency and Singapore Airlines slashed flights.
Chinese state television said Liu Zhiming, the director of Wuhan Wuchang Hospital, died at 10.30am local time, the seventh health worker to fall victim. The hospital was designated to solely treat virus-infected patients...
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