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Dr. Liu Zhiming, director of the Wuchang Hospital in the Chinese city of Wuhan - the center of the epidemic of the new coronavirus - died today of the resulting pneumonia COVID-19 , the state 's People's Daily reported.

Liu, a 50-year-old neurosurgeon , is the first director of a hospital that has succumbed to the disease , the newspaper said.

The hospital that Dr. Liu ran was one of the medical centers specifically designated for patient care of COVID-19 in Wuhan , capital of Hubei province, and that has been in quarantine since last January 23.

Around 2,000 Chinese health workers have been infected by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus , and several of them have died, including Dr. Li Wenliang, a doctor who tried to alert his colleagues about a possible new disease and was reprimanded for "spreading rumors" by the authorities.

At the moment, COVID-19 has caused at least 1,873 deaths worldwide, of which 1,868 have been certified in mainland China, where 72,436 infections have also been recorded (around 99% of global cases).

The symptoms of the new disease are in many cases similar to those of a cold, but may be accompanied by fever and fatigue, dry cough and dyspnea (shortness of breath).

On the other hand, the annual meeting of the Chinese National People's Assembly (ANP, Parliament), scheduled for next March 5, will be delayed until a date yet to be defined due to the coronavirus epidemic.

The ANP congregates about 3,000 delegates each year in the People's Palace of Beijing, which meet for at least 10 days to approve several legislative projects and establish the main economic and political objectives of the country.

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