New Delhi (NVI): As the new coronavirus keeps spreading in China, a hospital director has fallen victim to the deadly virus, according to state media.
Liu Zhiming, the director of Wuchang hospital in Wuhan, died this morning, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Liu’s death echoes that of another doctor recently, whose voice the Chinese government tried to suppress.
In a first, the number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2,000 for the first time since January.
The number of new daily infections in mainland China had not been below 2,000 since January 30, while the daily death toll had not come under 100 since February 11. Chinese authorities say the stabilisation in the number of new cases is a sign that tough measures they have taken to halt the spread of the disease are having an effect.
Nearly 1,900 people have been killed and more than 72,000 have been infected due to the virus, that originated in Wuhan late last year.
