Japan, meanwhile, announced that 88 more cases of the virus were confirmed aboard a quarantined cruise ship, the Diamond Princess.
The outbreak has caused massive disruptions and China may postpone its biggest political meeting of the year to avoid having people travel to Beijing while the virus is still spreading. One of the automotive industry's biggest events, China's biannual auto show, also is being postponed, and many sports and entertainment events have been delayed or cancelled.
In announcing Liu's death, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said he had taken part in the battle against the virus from the start and had made "important contributions in the work of fighting and controlling" the virus. The Hubei native had graduated from Wuhan University's School of Medicine in 1991 and went on to a career as a chief physician, neurosurgeon and administrator.
Two new prefabricated hospitals have been built to deal with the overflow in Wuhan and thousands of medical staff have been brought in from other parts of the country to help.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
88 more coronavirus cases on cruise ship off Japan ahead of Australians evacuationThe jump in coronavirus cases on the Diamond Princess off Japan comes a day before those free of the disease hoped to disembark and more than 200 Australians on board are set to be evacuated
Read more »
Japan confirms 99 more cases of coronavirus on cruise shipAnother 99 holidaymakers have tested positive for coronavirus while stuck on the Diamond Princess cruise docked off Japan.
Read more »
Australia to evacuate citizens from quarantined cruise ship in Japan
Read more »
China's stimulus boosts global markets but Japan goes backwardsGlobal markets rise, buoyed by the prospect of further stimulus from the People's Bank of China, but Japan's economy contracts at its fastest pace since 2014.
Read more »
Hospital director dies in China's Wuhan, epicentre of coronavirus outbreakThe head of a leading hospital in China's central city of Wuhan becomes the second prominent Chinese doctor to die of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, health officials confirm.
Read more »
China warns world of ‘the next Wuhan’China has warned Japan not to repeat “mistakes” it made in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak, adding to do so would create “the next Wuhan”.
Read more »