Liang Wudong

Liang Wudong (Chinese: 梁武东; pinyin: Liáng Wǔdōng; 14 March 1959 – 25 January 2020) was a physician at Xinhua Hospital in Hubei who was the first doctor to die from the COVID-19 pandemic due to nosocomial infection.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liang.
Liang Wudong
Liang Wudong
BornMarch 1959
China
Died25 January 2020(2020-01-25) (aged 60)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Cause of deathCOVID-19
OccupationPhysician
Known forBeing first doctor to die from the COVID-19 pandemic

Life

Liang was the director of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Hubei Province Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital (Xinhua Hospital).[2] He had a history of arrhythmia and persistent atrial fibrillation. On 16 January 2020, Liang felt unwell and had a high fever and chills. He went to Hubei Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital for treatment and found that CT scan showed that the lungs were white and there was obvious symptoms of lung infections.[3] After being diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019, he was admitted to an isolation ward for hospital treatment, and transferred to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital on 18 January 2020 to continue treatment. At 7 am on 25 January 2020, Liang died at the age of 60.[4] On 3 February, Shanxi Zhendong Group Renai Angel Fund donated 100,000 yuan to Liang Wudong's family and donated 2,000 yuan for living expenses.[5]

References
  1. "武汉医院告急 第一名医生殉职 中国军医团抵达增援" (in Chinese). rfi. 25 January 2020.
  2. "武漢肺炎首位醫師殉職　62歲耳鼻喉科主任梁武東今晨不治". 今日新聞.
  3. "封面报道之一 现场篇：武汉围城". 財新網. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020.
  4. "感染新型肺炎去世的医生梁武东为新华医院退休职工". 21世紀經濟報道.
  5. "病毒无情，"天使"有爱，长江日报联合救助基金守护医护家庭". 長江網.


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