Dr Li Wenliang, 34, was dubbed a rumour-monger and investigated by police after alerting people to the existence of a new virus.
Dr Li Wenliang, 34, was dubbed a rumour-monger and investigated by police after alerting his friends of a new virus
A Chinese doctor who was among the first to warn the public of a potential coronavirus epidemic has died of the illness at age 34. Dr Li Wenliang, who worked as an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, reportedly passed away on Thursday after a battle with the infection, which has killed 563 people and infected some 28,000.
The medic caught public attention when he was criticised for revealing that seven patients from a local seafood market had been diagnosed with a SARS-like illness and were quarantined in his hospital on December 30. He had told friends over private message, but within hours screenshots of his warning had gone viral and he was accused of ‘making false comments’ that had ‘severely disturbed the social order’ by the Wuhan Police.Summoned to the Public Security Bureau, he was reportedly ordered to sign a letter acknowledging his ‘misdemeanor’ and promising not to commit further ‘unlawful acts’.
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