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Liu Zhiming, hospital director
China, Medics, Profiles

Liu Zhiming, hospital director

Liu Zhiming, director of Wuhan Wuchang Hospital, died of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, on Tuesday morning, Feb. 18, The Associated Press citing the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported.   A notice from the commission said Liu took part in the battle against the deadly virus from the start and made “important contributions in the work of fighting and controlling novel coronavirus.”   During that process, “unfortunately he became infected and passed away at 10:54 Tuesday morning at the age of 51 after all-out efforts to save him failed,” the notice said.
Dr Lin Zhengbin, physician
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Dr Lin Zhengbin, physician

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 practitio...