The Washington Post reported that 62-year-old Chinese doctor and kidney transplant specialist Lin Zhengbin died on February 11 of suffering from a coronavirus infection (Covid-19, the official name of the virus organized by the Medical Organization). World Health published on 11/2).
Mr. Li, who has undergone kidney transplant operations in the past 30 years, worked at Tongji Hospital, Wuhan before his death.
Colleagues and friends describe him as a gentle, calm and silent doctor.
“We have been close friends for years. He is in good health and has no illness, so no one would have imagined his condition would have worsened so quickly and severely, "Dr. Song Jianxin told Health Times. , of the People’s Daily .
Mr. Song, the director of the infectious disease department at Tongji Hospital, said he received a message from Mr. Lin asking for help when Mr. Lin was taken to intensive care. However, Mr. Lin then had to breathe with oxygen and was too weak.
"It has taken less than a month since Mr. Lin was confirmed to be infected with the virus until his death," Mr. Song said.
The Health Times quoted an unnamed doctor as saying Lin may have been infected with the virus because he had previously undergone a checkup at an outpatient clinic, which was crowded with patients.
Reuters quoted information from the Hubei Health Commission said that on February 11, the province had 94 more deaths from the new strain of coronavirus, and recorded an additional 1,638 new infections. Thus, by the end of 11/2, Hubei epidemic had 1,068 deaths, 33,366 cases.
Outbreaks of new coronary pneumonia virus outbreaks have occurred in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China since late 2019, and have now spread to at least 28 countries and territories around the world.
