Dr Lin Zhengbin –a Chinese physician and organ transplant expert at Wuhan Tongji Hospital – died from Covid-19 on 10 February 2020.
Lin graduated from Tongji Medical College in 1987, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in medicine. After graduation, he started his career at Wuhan Tongji Hospital , engaged in organ transplants for more than 30 years. He was chief physician of the Institute of Organ Transplantation of Tongji Hospital.
He retired in July 2017, but was rehired by Wuhan Tongji Hospital.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in China, Lin was infected with the coronavirus. He died on 10 February 2020 due to complications caused by the disease.
Falun Gong supporters accused him of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners.