Li Wenliang

Dear Dr. Li: Chinese Netizens Confess To The Late Coronavirus Whistleblower

6:20am February 08, 2021

by Emily Feng

Feb. 7 marks the one-year anniversary of Dr. Li Wenliang's death from the virus he'd warned about. His legacy lives on through his Weibo page, which has become a kind of confessional.

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A memorial pays tribute to Dr. Li Wenliang, who called attention to the coronavirus in China, on UCLA's campus in February in Westwood, Calif. The doctor's widow, Fu Xuejie, announced the birth of their boy on Friday.

'The Last Gift You Sent To Me': Coronavirus Whistleblower's Widow Gives Birth

12:42pm June 12, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Fu Xuejie's announcement comes more than four months after Dr. Li Wenliang's death from COVID-19. The late Chinese doctor has been celebrated worldwide for his early warnings about the coronavirus.

A memorial for whistleblower Li Wenliang sits on UCLA's campus in Southern California last month. Chinese authorities are now apologizing for the reprimand that the doctor received after warning of the coronavirus.

Chinese Authorities Admit Improper Response To Coronavirus Whistleblower

4:37pm March 19, 2020

by Amy Cheng

Li Wenliang's warnings about the virus initially got him reprimanded by authorities in Wuhan. Now, six weeks after he died of COVID-19, Chinese investigators say they should have acted differently.

Coronavirus patients settle down in a large temporary hospital built two days ago in an exhibition center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. At another area hospital, a doctor who gave an early warning on social media about the virus has died.

Coronavirus Whistleblower Dies From The Disease In China

9:20pm February 06, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old ophthalmologist based in Wuhan, was reprimanded in early January by local authorities for "publishing falsehoods" after he mentioned cases of the virus in a WeChat group.