Director of hospital at centre of coronavirus outbreak dies from the disease

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A hospital director in Wuhan, China, has reportedly become the latest medical worker to die from coronavirus strain Covid-19. Liu Zhiming, the director of Wuchang Hospital, died at 10.30am this morning, amid ‘all-out efforts’ to save his life, Chinese state television said.

His death had previously been reported by Chinese media and bloggers late on Monday evening, but the stories were later deleted and replaced with news of him being in a serious condition. The propaganda department of Hubei Provincial Health Commission then wrote on social media that Dr Liu had been undergoing resuscitation after falling critically ill.

There has been no further update posted by the department since a report on state television confirmed Dr Liu’s death.

Dr Liu’s death has sparked comparisons to that of whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang, who died at the start of February.