Recently, more details about the sudden death of Wang Zhiwen, the Party Secretary and Director of the Shuocheng Sub-bureau of the Ecology and Environment Bureau in Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, were disclosed, once again drawing public attention to the frequent sudden deaths of young and middle-aged people on the mainland.
According to a report by Jiemu News on April 11th, on the day of the incident, Wang Zhiwen’s wife, Ms. Zhang, stated that the forensic medical certificate stated that Wang Zhiwen died suddenly. Wang Zhiwen passed away due to a sudden illness in his office on April 1.
Ms. Zhang said that Wang Zhiwen was in good health before his death, besides having some high blood pressure issues, there were no other health problems, and the incident was very sudden.
She mentioned that when she rushed to the hospital on the day of the incident, medical staff were trying to save her husband. “The nurse said he had lost consciousness at that time.” She later learned that around 5:50 pm on April 1, his colleagues saw him sitting in a chair with his head tilted back at the entrance, calling out to him without a response. They approached and noticed that he looked unwell, immediately dialed 120. The ambulance took him to the hospital, but the rescue efforts were in vain, and he passed away.
Upon returning to Wang Zhiwen’s office, she saw that “the cushion her daughter bought for her father was wet with urine.”
Wang Zhiwen and his wife have two children, with their eldest daughter pursuing postgraduate studies and their younger son preparing to take the college entrance exam in June.
On April 9th, staff from the Shuocheng Sub-bureau of the Ecology and Environment Bureau in Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, stated that Wang Zhiwen passed away due to a sudden illness in his office, with the rescue efforts being unsuccessful. He was only 49 years old.
Public records show that in early 2019, Wang Zhiwen served as the director of the Rightyu Sub-bureau of the Ecology and Environment Bureau in Shuozhou City.
In February 2020, Wang Zhiwen was transferred to the Shuocheng Sub-bureau of the Ecology and Environment Bureau in Shuozhou City as the Party Secretary and Director.
In recent years, sudden deaths among young and middle-aged individuals have been frequently reported in various parts of the mainland, including officials, celebrities, and social media influencers. In recent times, several young and middle-aged individuals have passed away.
On the Qingming Festival on April 5th, a shocking news emerged from the mainland’s internet celebrity circle that 26-year-old internet celebrity boxer AQiu (real name Tiān Yanying) passed away the previous day due to intracranial hemorrhage combined with acute leukemia, leaving behind a 1-year-old child.
On April 2nd, a policeman named Yin Hongwei from the Toyota Police Station of the Kelinqi Sub-bureau of the Tongliao City Public Security Bureau in Inner Mongolia suddenly passed away due to illness while on duty, at the age of 52.
On March 25th, Yuan Youhong, the Party Secretary of the Clinical Medical College of Hunan Normal University, passed away at the age of 56 due to a sudden illness with no effective treatment.
On March 24th, 41-year-old Chinese education influencer Zhang Xuefeng passed away due to sudden cardiac arrest with unsuccessful resuscitation efforts. Around noon that day, while jogging at his company, he suddenly felt unwell and was urgently taken to the hospital but did not survive.
On March 20th, Tang Jian, the Party Secretary and Chairman of the National Trust Communications in the mainland, succumbed to a sudden heart attack at the age of 55.
On March 19th, Wei Hua, an investigative reporter for the urban channel of Henan Broadcasting and Television Station, passed away at the age of 45 due to a sudden heart attack with unsuccessful resuscitation efforts.
On March 10th, the 39-year-old internet celebrity known as “Wang Zha Jie” from Shanxi suddenly felt unwell during a live broadcast and was rushed to the hospital. Her friend confirmed that she had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and unfortunately passed away 10 minutes after falling ill.
On March 5th, Jiang Yiming, the only son of mainland actor Jiang Xiaodong, passed away at the young age of 28.
The sudden death of 41-year-old Zhang Xuefeng has stirred up shock in mainland society. On various social media platforms, many young netizens expressed concerns like “feeling that their heartbeats are abnormal” and even booking appointments at cardiology departments overnight, fearing they might be the next victim. Some netizens shared appointment records and commented: “Previously thought heart disease was an ailment of the elderly, but now realize it’s not far from 30.”
Red Star News reported that on April 2nd, upon checking the online appointment systems of the Second People’s Hospital and the Third People’s Hospital in Chengdu, it was found that the cardiology departments of both hospitals had shown “fully booked” in the past two days, with no available slots.
Dr. Zhang Xiaoqiang, Deputy Chief Physician of the Cardiology Department at the Second People’s Hospital affiliated with Sichuan University, stated that in the last ten days, the cardiology outpatient volume had increased by approximately 15%. He mentioned a significant increase in the proportion of young patients under 40 coming for consultations, stating that “recently, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of young patients in their 30s, 40s, and even in their 20s seeking medical attention.”
This trend was similarly confirmed at the Third People’s Hospital in Chengdu. Dr. Zhang Zhen, Director of the Cardiovascular Department, mentioned that compared to the same period last year, there had been an increase of over 20% in the cardiology outpatient volume recently. Among them, the proportion of young patients under 40 accounted for around ten percent, while the overall percentage of patients under 60 exceeded 50%.