Chinese netizens mourn famed pianist Fou Ts ong, who died in UK from COVID-19 (Global Times) 12:42, December 29, 2020 Chinese netizens morn veteran pianist Fou Ts ong, who died on Monday in the UK from COVID-19, at the age of 86, media reported on Tuesday. Fou Ts ong was reported to be diagnosed with coronavirus on Sunday. His student Kong Jianing, a professor at the Royal College of Music, revealed that Fou had been in hospital for two weeks, saying, I hope he can make it, CCTV reported on Tuesday. On Monday, Fou was confirmed to have died, with the official Austrian Music Channel Sina Weibo account posting the news on Tuesday.