Chinese officials have recorded an additional 1,303 health workers identified or suspected of being infected with the corona virus, causing concern for the health of doctors.

Previously, the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that as of February 11, more than 3,000 physicians had been reported to have contracted or suspected nCoV infection, of which 1,716 had positive results and were exported. show symptoms. The National Health Commission of China on February 14 said six people had died.

Hours after Chinese health officials released the new data today, Dr. Liu Zhiming, director of the Wuchang Hospital in Wuhan, died at the age of 51 due to nCoV infection. The neurologist's wife said he had been sick since late January and had been in critical condition for days.

He was the second health worker at Wuchang Hospital to die of nCoV within a week, after 59-year-old nurse Liu Fan died on February 14. Earlier, the death of Li Yunliang, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital that helped early warning of corona pneumonia (Codiv-19) pneumonia, raised concerns about infection between medical staff.

The Covid-19 outbreak, which began in Wuhan, Hubei province in December 2019, was reported in 27 countries and territories, with 73,332 cases, 1,873 deaths and more than 12,700 recoveries. The Chinese military yesterday dispatched 1,200 medical doctors to Wuhan, bringing the total number of military medical doctors at hospitals to 4,000.

The Hubei provincial government said the children of the frontline medical staff fighting the Covid-19 epidemic would receive a 10-point priority when they enter high school. The Wuhan government also announced that each physician who is infected with the virus will receive 3,000 yuan ($ 430), while the families of deceased medical workers will receive 5,000 yuan (more than $ 700).