Coronavirus: He may have been on the verge of a breakthrough, then he was shot: a doctor from the United States is now dead. The circumstances remain puzzling.
- The research for coronavirus * worldwide are pressing ahead intensively.
- Doctors and researchers are working flat out to develop drugs, vaccines and spread the virus .
- A doctor in the United States has now passed away - possibly shortly before a decisive step is taken.
- Here you can see current case numbers in Germany as a map *. The most important thing about the topic is also on our brand new Facebook page Corona News.
Pennsylvania (USA) - "He was an exceptional researcher who was respected and admired by colleagues and made unique contributions to science," the university department wrote in an obituary to Dr. Bing Liu, who passed away on May 2nd.
He did research in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And was possibly - as his colleagues on the institute continue to say - shortly before a breakthrough in his research: "Bing was immediately faced with very decisive results in terms of the cellular mechanisms that are subject to SARS-CoV-2 infection."
Coronavirus research: doctor shot in the United States
How and why the doctor died has not yet been clarified: According to CNN reports, he was found in his home on Saturday (May 2) with several gunshot wounds. His death may have been linked to suicide: a man was found in a car near his home who took his own life with a firearm , CNN said.
The police assume that the men knew each other. How they are known to each other has not been specified.
Coronavirus research: work of the doctor should be continued
In the United States, where the tone is becoming sharper towards China, social media meanwhile is speculating on the background of the homicide *. However, theories that suspect more of a man's death than a private drama assume that he was about to develop a vaccine. However, there is no specific mention of a vaccine on the institute side.
A coronavirus death riddle. https://t.co/BH61IfTvG3
- Tarah HangNguyen (@TarahHangnguyen) May 6, 2020His colleagues want Dr. But continue to appreciate Bing Liu and his contribution to science. Above all, as you continue to write, continue his work: "We will give everything to end what he started."
Political debates in Europe meanwhile are less concerned with conspiracy theories around China: criticism of Seehofer's border closings is growing louder - and the economic stimulus package after the crisis *.
How is the coronavirus pandemic evolving? A group of US researchers has been working on this question - and has developed three possible scenarios.
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