The death of a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China’s virus triggers an outpouring of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety. Li Wenliang died at the hospital where he worked and treated patients.
This image from video, shows a selfie of Dr. Li Wenliang. The Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak died Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, after coming down with the illness. The Wuhan Central Hospital said on its social media account that Dr. Li, a 34-year-old ophthalmologist, was “unfortunately infected during the fight against the pneumonia epidemic of the new coronavirus infection.
The 34-year-old ophthalmologist died overnight at Wuhan Central Hospital, where he worked and likely contracted the virus while treating patients in the early days of the outbreak. Others placed blame for the deaths on Chinese officials, not an animal species from where the virus might have spread, and said those who made trouble for the doctor should face consequences. The most pointed online comments were quickly deleted by censors.
On the streets of Beijing, the capital, residents expressed sadness and said that China should learn from Li. Referring to one of Xi’s propaganda initiatives, a message that circulated on social media said, “My ‘Chinese Dream’ is broken.”
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