Family 'deeply worried' after journalist covering coronavirus outbreak vanishes

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Chen Qiushi had been documenting conditions in Wuhan as it grappled with the deadly virus.

Family of a Chinese citizen journalist, who has been reporting grim details of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, is calling for help after he mysteriously disappeared earlier this week.

“Chinese citizen journalist Chen Qiushi has been missing since 7:00 PM last night. He travelled to Wuhan to report on the coronavirus outbreak,” a post to his Twitter, made by family on Thursday, read.Chen intended on travelling to a makeshift hospital, where a gym had been converted into a shelter to treat coronavirus victims, the day he disappeared, The Sun reported.

Chinese citizen journalist Chen Qiushi has been missing since 7:00 PM last night. He traveled to Wuhan to report on the coronavirus outbreak. His family and friends are deeply worried. Please help to spread the news and support him.@BBCBreaking@cnnbrk@FoxNews@TIME@nytimes https://t.co/0mf9sada5A Adding to his family’s concern is likely the arrest of another citizen journalist named Fang Bin, who was taken into custody after sharing videos of bodies being loaded onto a bus.

 

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