Hospital confirms death of doctor who first warned of coronavirus outbreak
Li Wenliang, who was warned by police to stop ‘rumour-mongering’, died of the infection early on Friday
07 February 2020 - 00:05
Beijing— A Chinese doctor who was among the first to warn publicly about the new coronavirus outbreak — and was reprimanded by authorities for his candor — died of the infection early on Friday, his hospital announced.
Li Wenliang was working as an ophthalmologist in the virus epicentre city of Wuhan when he observed patients with symptoms similar to the deadly SARS outbreak of 2002-03...
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