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After a doctor in East China was stabbed to death at work on Friday, China's top health authority said on Saturday that it has joined public security efforts to strengthen a crackdown on medical-related crimes and has urged hospitals to implement security measures.

7月19日，一名男子在温州医科大学附属第一医院伤害一名医生；国家卫健委于7月20日表示，已加入公安工作，将加强对于伤害医护人员的打击，并敦促医院实施安全措施。

Li Sheng, a cardiologist at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, was attacked by a knife-wielding man around noon Friday when seeing patients and died that evening due to critical injuries.

温州医科大学附属第一医院心血管内科李晟医生于7月19日中午在看望病人时遭到一名持刀男子的袭击，当晚因伤势严重，抢救无效后死亡。

The man who carried out the attack jumped off the building, the hospital and police said. Police said late on Friday that the attacker was receiving treatment but have not provided any subsequent updates on his condition.

医院表示，持刀男子已跳楼自杀。7月19日，警方表示，该男子正在接受治疗，但并未提供后续情况跟进。

The National Health Commission expressed deep condolences for Li's death and extended its sympathies to his family in a statement released on Saturday night.

The commission said it strongly condemns violence against medical personnel and pledges a zero-tolerance policy toward any form of harm to them.

It stressed that attacking medical personnel is a serious criminal act.

国家卫健委对李晟的去世表示深切哀悼，并在7月20日晚上发布的声明中向李晟医生的家属表示关心和安慰。卫健委强调，暴力伤害医务人员，是严重的违法犯罪行为，必须受到最强烈的谴责，最严厉的打击。

"The commission has worked with the Ministry of Public Security to guide localities to improve hospital security and severely crack down on medical-related crimes to protect the safety of patients and medical staff," it said.

卫健委将联同公安等部门，严厉打击涉医违法犯罪行为，切实保护患者和医务人员安全。

The commission added that hospitals should strengthen security systems, fully implement security measures and deepen collaboration wi