Li Wenliang had been confirmed to have coronavirus in early January, according to his social media account, although exact cause of death isn't known.
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.
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