Liang Wudong

Liang Wudong (; March 1959 – 25 January 2020) was a physician at Xinhua Hospital in Hubei who was the first physician to die of coronavirus pandemic due to nosocomial infections.

 Career 
Liang was the director of the Department of Orthopedics of the Chinese Hospital and Integrated Western Medicine of Hubei Province (Xinhua Hospital). He has a history of heart disease and atrial fibrillation. 

 Coronavirus case 
On 16 January 2020, Liang became unwell and had a fever and chills. He went to Hubei Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital for treatment and a computed tomography scannershowed that his lungs were white and there were signs of lung infection. 

After being diagnosed with coronavirus disease, he was admitted to the isolation ward for hospital treatment, and transferred to Jinyintan Hospital Wuhan on January 18, 2020 to continue treatment. At 7 am, 25 January 2020, Liang died at the age of 60. 

On 3 February, the Shanxi Zhendong Renai Angel Fund donated 100,000 yuan to the Liang family and 2,000 yuan for living expenses.

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Category:1959 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in China
Category:Chinese physicians
Category:People from Hubei