A hospital director in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, the epicenter of a new
Liu Zhiming, Director of Wuchang Hospital, died from an infection of the new
His death comes as more medical personnel on the front lines of China’s battle against Covid-19 are falling ill with the disease.
China reported last week that more than 1,700 medical workers have been infected, and at least six have died.
A total of 72,436 infections and 1,868 deaths have so far been reported across the country, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
In the previous 24 hours, medical authorities counted 1,886 new cases and 98 deaths.
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Both the number of new infections and deaths dropped slightly from the past few days.
The World Health
China’s renowned epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said he expected the outbreak to peak by middle-to-late February, later than initially estimated, according to
Zhong said he expected the situation to be “stable” by the end of April.
Cities continued to tighten their restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus.
Beijing on Monday cordoned off its
The Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, which was supposed to take place from April 21 to 30, has been postponed due to the outbreak, the organizers said in a statement.
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