Corona virus: popular anger after the death of the doctor who
warned about the virus
The death of the Chinese doctor, who tried to warn against an outbreak of the Corona virus, has sparked an unprecedented wave of popular anger and sadness in China.
Li Wenliang died of being infected with the Coronavirus, which he contracted while treating patients in the central hospital in Wuhan, China, the center of the virus's spread.
Wenliang sent a letter in December to his colleagues in the medical field, warning of a virus that was thought to be the SARS virus.
But the police were instructed to "stop publishing false comments" and were investigated for "spreading rumors."
The news of Wenliang's death was greeted by a torrent of grief on the Chinese social networking site Weibo - but that grief soon turned into anger.
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The Chinese government is facing charges of underestimating the seriousness of the virus and trying to cover up its spread.
Doctor Wenliang's death sparked these accusations and sparked talk of a lack of freedom of expression in China.
The China Anti-Corruption Commission said it will open an investigation into a number of cases, "including that of Doctor Wenliang".
The Chinese government had previously admitted to "deficiencies" in its handling of the virus, which has so far killed 636 people and infected 31,161 throughout China.
According to a local news website, Wenliang's wife will give birth in June.
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What was the reaction of the Chinese fans?
Chinese social media has caught on with anger at the government to a degree that the country has never seen in recent years.
"Wuhan government owes Dr. Li Wenliang an apology" and the label "We want freedom of expression," topped the label.
However, these two markings were soon subject to censorship. When the BBC conducted a search on WIPO on Friday, hundreds of thousands of comments had been deleted, leaving only a few remaining.
Commenting on a Weibo website, one of them wrote: "We are not about the death of a person who has reported wrongdoing. We are talking about a hero."
How was the death announced
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The exact moment of Dr. Wenliyang's death is shrouded in mystery, but the first time that government media windows announced his death was yesterday, 13:30 GMT.
But one of those windows that announced his death came back and said that Wenliang was placed on life support devices from outside the body, which helped keep the pulse running.
Informed journalists and doctors said government officials intervened and instructed the official media to change their sayings and say instead that Doctor Wenliyang was still undergoing treatment.
But early Friday, it was reported that the doctors had not been able to save Wenliyang and that he had died at 02:58 am.
What did Wenliang do?
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On December 30, ophthalmologist Wenliang sent a message to his colleagues during a group chat on a Chinese communication, warning them of the virus outbreak, and advised them to wear protective clothing to avoid infection.
What Wenliang did not know at the time was that the illness he was talking about was the Coronavirus.
Wenliang was working at the outbreak in December when he noticed seven cases he had first suspected of being infected with the SARS virus - which struck a global epidemic in 2003.
Four days later, officials from the Public Security Bureau visited him and asked him to sign a letter stating his accusation of "making incorrect comments" that resulted in "a serious disruption of public order."
Wenliang posted his story on Weibo, describing how he had suffered from a cough on January 10, before he developed a fever and was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with the Corona virus on January 30.
What is the situation in China and around the world?
On Friday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Donald Trump that China is "fully confident and capable of defeating the epidemic."
China has taken more stringent measures to try to control the outbreak of the virus.
The capital, Beijing, banned group banquets at parties such as birthdays and others. Other Chinese cities have restricted the number of family members allowed to leave the house daily.
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