Young doctor in China's Wuhan city dies of coronavirus

A 29-year-old Chinese doctor, who postponed his wedding to treat patients infected with dely coronavirus, has died treating m after being infected by virus, ninth fatality among healthcare providers working to contain outbreak.

Dr Peng Yinhua, doctor of a Wuhan hospital who treated patients infected with coronavirus, died on Thursday night, according to health bureau.

Peng, a respiratory acute care medical professional, became infected while working to combat vel coronavirus at First People's Hospital of Jiangxia District of Wuhan. He was hospitalised on January 25 and transferred to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital for treatment on January 30.

"Peng Yinhua, a frontline doctor at Jiangxia First Hospital in virus epicenter #Wuhan, died of #COVID19 on Thursday night. He h earlier delayed his wedding as he wanted to treat patients with disease at hospital," state-run Global Times tweeted on Friday.

He died from virus despite doctors' all-out efforts to save his life.

Chinese health authorities have asked health ncies to apply for hour of martyr for deceased medical staff to veteran's affairs authorities, comfort families of deceased and help solve ir difficulties, as well as publicise stories of those who sacrificed ir lives during epidemic, state-run Xinhua news ncy reported.

Li Wenliang, 34-year-old Chinese doctor, who was one of first people to sound alarm about new outbreak died on February 7.

Li sent a mess to his medical-school alumni group on December 30, warning that seven patients h been quarantined at Wuhan Central Hospital after coming down with a respiratory illness that seemed like SARS coronavirus. But Wuhan police reprimanded and silenced Li.

Earlier, Dr Liu Zhiming, he of Wuchang Hospital died due to virus. On same day Liu Fan, senior nurse of hospital, died along with her parents and bror due to virus.

China’s National Health Commission earlier said that a total of 1,716 medical workers h contracted infection as of February 11.

Peng's death takes death toll among medical staff to nine.