Liu Zhiming: Hospital Chief Who Died of COVID-19

Liu Zhiming: Hospital Chief Who Died of COVID-19

Liu Zhiming was president of Wuchang Hospital in Wuhan. On January 21, his hospital was urgently turned into a designated hospital for treating patients infected with the novel coronavirus. Since then, Liu had stuck to his post and kept working on the front line without a single day away from the hospital. On January 24, large numbers of confirmed cases were admitted to the hospital, and Liu was unfortunately diagnosed with the coronavirus. While being treated in the isolation ward, Liu still inquired about the patients every day and kept working until the end of his life.

Liu passed away at the age of 51 on February 18. He was the first hospital chief to die of the virus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mourned the passing of Liu, saying that he had touched and saved numerous lives in the COVID-19 outbreak. By February 22, more than 400 severe cases had been cured and discharged from Wuchang Hospital.

刘智明：因患新冠肺炎不幸殉职的武昌医院院长

刘智明，武汉市武昌医院院长。1月21日，武昌医院将被紧急改造为第一批收治新冠肺炎患者的定点医院。自此，刘智明一直坚持在一线指导临床工作，吃住都在医院。1月24日，武昌医院开始大规模收治病人，刘智明也因在救治工作中感染，被确诊为新冠肺炎患者。在住进重症隔离病房后，刘智明依然每天询问病人收治情况、安排医院工作，直至生命最后一刻。

2月18日，刘智明去世，享年51岁。他是新冠病毒肺炎疫情期间首位殉职的医院院长。世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞在向刘智明的去世表示哀悼时说：“刘智明医生的去世是巨大的损失，他在疫情期间挽救了无数生命。”截至2月22日，共有400多名重症患者从武昌医院治愈出院。