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A Wuhan hospital doctor
has died nine days after contracting the deadly coronavirus as he battled
to save infected patients in the city – as the death toll from China’s outbreak
jumped to 41 today. Liang Wudong, 62, who had been treating patients in Wuhan,
died from the virus this morning, state-run China Global Television Network
reported in a tweet.
Wudong, who was retired but drafted in to help with the
outbreak, died this morning. It was also reported that another
doctor, Jiang Jijun, had died from a heart attack while treating patients.
It is unknown if the infectious disease specialist, who has treated bird flu
and influenza A and tuberculosis over the years, died as a result of
coronavirus or from exhaustion. Also today, distressing video has emerged
showing the full scale of panic inside Wuhan hospitals, with crowded corridors,
patients slumped on the floor and screaming heard in the footage.
It shows staff shouting at patients to calm themselves as
medics desperately try to contain the situation. Some workers are reported to
be wearing diapers as they don’t have time to use the toilet amid the panic.
Some 56 million people are now subject to restrictions on their movement as
authorities expand travel bans in central Hubei province, now affecting 18
cities. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has declared a virus emergency in the Asian
financial hub, announcing a package of measures to limit the city’s links with
mainland China. Schools, now on Lunar New Year holidays, would remain shut
until February 17, while inbound and outbound flights and high-speed rail trips
between Hong Kong and Wuhan would be halted. China’s National Health Commission
has announced it had formed six medical teams totalling 1,230 medical staff to
help Wuhan. Three of the six teams, from Shanghai, Guangdong and military
hospitals have arrived in Wuhan.
Source: Vanguard Nigeria News
