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Another Hospital Director Infected with Coronavirus, in Critical Condition

Another Hospital Director Infected with Coronavirus, in Critical Condition
Medical staff members are treating a patient infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, China on Feb. 16, 2020. TR/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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The head of a major hospital in the virus epicenter of Wuhan is in critical condition after being infected with the disease, according to Chinese state-run media on Feb. 19.

The news comes less than two days after the director of another leading Wuhan hospital died of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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