The coronavirus that originated in Wuhan in China has killed close to two thousand people and is said to have infected nearly seventy-two thousand. It has come to light that a popular Chinese film director Chang Kai has passed away on February 14th due to virus. Both his parents and sister have also been killed since they were infected on January 25th when they all gathered for celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Chang Kai's wife is said to be in critical condition while his son who is studying in the UK was not allowed to return to Wuhan city which is sealed off after the outbreak. Chang Kai in his last post had expressed his sadness that when his family got infected they tried to get treatment in many hospitals but they were turned down due to lack of beds. Even though the Chinese government built a newly equipped hospital within six days to counter coronavirus they were able to get treatment only at the advanced stage of the disease.