China Dr. Vien Duong Duong, 36, from Henan Province, died of a heart attack after 39 days of continuous work to deal with Covid-19.

Yuanyang died on the morning of February 28 at a hospital in Bao Phong District, Henan Province, where he was the deputy team leader of Covid-19. This doctor died after a heart attack, most likely due to overwork.

Colleagues at the hospital said the male doctor worked continuously for 39 days without a break to respond to the epidemic. Vien left leaving his wife and two small children.

Another 32-year-old doctor in Xiazhou City, Guangxi Province, recently died in a battle with nCoV after 33 days of non-stop work, leaving a 6-year-old daughter.

Covid-19 killed nearly 3,000 people and infected more than 80,000 in China. Of which, at least 8 medical doctors have died and more than 3,000 health workers have been infected with nCoV.

In addition to viruses, work pressure is also the cause of many Chinese doctors. Earlier this month, a 28-year-old doctor died from exhaustion after 10 days of work on the front line against Covid-19. About a week later, the deputy director of a Nanjing city hospital suddenly died at the age of 51 after 18 days without a break. She was hailed by Jiangsu provincial officials as "an example for other doctors."

However, social networking user Weibo said that people should not be praised for their overwork.

"Why not rotate and let them work 39 days in a row?", "They are humans, not robots. They are also tired and need a break", "We need warriors, no need of sacrifice people "are comments on Weibo about this issue.

The National Health Commission of China today said it recorded 125 new nCoV infections, the lowest increase since January 21, and 31 deaths, all in the heart of Hubei epidemic.

Chinese officials say the country has made progress in the fight with Covid-19, but epidemic control measures are still in place, including closing schools.