Liang Wudong | |
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| Born | 14 March 1959 China |
| Died | 25 January 2020 (aged 60) |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Being the first doctor to die from COVID-19 |
Liang Wudong (Chinese: 梁武东; pinyin: Liáng Wǔdōng; 14 March 1959 – 25 January 2020)[1] was a physician at Xinhua Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei, notable for being the first doctor to die from COVID-19 due to a nosocomial infection.[2]
- ^ Chen, Hongxia (25 January 2020). "感染新型肺炎去世的医生梁武东为新华医院退休职工" [Liang Wudong, the doctor who died of the novel pneumonia contagion, was a retired employee of Xinhua Hospital]. 21 Finance (in Simplified Chinese). 21st Century Business Herald. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020.
- ^ Guli (25 January 2020). "武汉医院告急 第一名医生殉职 中国军医团抵达增援" [Wuhan hospital sends out distress signal: first doctor dies in the line of duty, Chinese military medical corps arrive to reinforce]. Radio France Internationale (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 25 January 2020.