A Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang, who was reprimanded by police after warning colleagues about a new respiratory disease emerging in Wuhan, has died after falling ill, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Li had been admitted to a hospital in early January and later confirmed to have the coronavirus, according to a post on his social media account. The exact cause of death wasn’t immediately known. Li on Dec. 30 posted in a social media group about a SARS-like illness. Within weeks it would explode into thethat has infected more than 25,000 people. Days after his warning, he was reprimanded by police for rumor-mongering online, and then later was given an apology, according to his social media account.
The death was reported earlier by the Global Times, a Chinese state-run media organization, and other Chinese outlets. A person familiar with the situation confirmed Li’s death to Bloomberg.Get all the day's most vital news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning.
😢😓😢😓😢😓
Update: The fate of Li Wenliang was in doubt Friday amid conflicting reports. A hospital in Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, said he was in critical condition with the illness, but other media reports indicated he had died.
So sad
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Chinese doctor punished for warning people about coronavirus now has the illnessLi Wenliang, a doctor from Wuhan, China, was one of the first to recognize the public health threat of coronavirus. He now has the disease himself.
Source: Yahoo Lifestyle - 🏆 365. / 59 Read more »
Wuhan doctor who was Coronavirus whistleblower dies from virusThe Chinese doctor whose early warning about the coronavirus made him a police target has died of the illness in Wuhan, according to state media 😱 R.I.P. WTF. RIP. Here is a video to change the mood
Source: CNN - 🏆 4. / 95 Read more »
China's Xi discusses virus outbreak with Saudi kingChinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday discussed the coronavirus outbreak with... BruceWayne852 Should he be in China at this health crisis as he said he monitor it by himself? Why is he doing outings!!! How does that go? Xi: 'yeah we had that doktor.....' King: yes we had that journalist........ '
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »
Coronavirus live updates: Mnuchin says coronavirus won't hurt China trade deal, Yum warns on virus hitAs of Thursday, more than 28,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 565 deaths. Who would believe this guy? He's such a slime ball of greed, and quite an ugly fellow too. the nCov outbreak could be used as a tactic pushing the US/ Trump to remove all tariffs on china. Will probably help the US in terms of the deal...but trade itself is already suffering.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »
Chinese city accused of stealing virus masks from hard-hit neighbourA Chinese city with only eight confirmed cases of a new coronavirus has been acc... The air is killing people. I'm not sure what people expect here. That picture is NOT a virus mask- just saying I thought they said those masks won’t help?
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »
Doctor punished for coronavirus warnings dies from disease, WHO confirmsBREAKING: Prominent Chinese doctor who was punished by police when he tried to warn his fellow medics about the coronavirus has died from the disease, officials at the World Health Organization say. I am SO SORRY that this has happened. My god. We're living in a zombie movie. This is probably a bio weapon that got out from a Chinese lab. Bullshit it came from a farmers market 🤣
Source: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Read more »