Tag: Li Wenliang

• Monday, February 8th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Chinese mourners paid tribute to Dr Li Wenliang, who broke the news of the Wuhan virus

  

  Thousands of Chinese mourners took to social media on Saturday and Sunday to pay tribute to Li Wenliang, the doctor who first broke the news of a new mysterious virus in Wuhan, one year after he died from COVID-19.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  White House press corps hailed as “information heroes” by Reporters Without Frontiers

  

  Reporters' watchdog has hailed the White House press corps as “information heroes” alongside 30 journalists, whistleblowers, and media outlets struggling against the odds to get the truth out about the coronavirus pandemic.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:44 UTC

  The wife of Chinese “rumor mongering” doctor who first warned about Covid-19, gave birth to a boy

  

  The widow of Chinese doctor and coronavirus whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang gave birth to their son on Friday, about four months after his demise, local media reported.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Proposal to rename street in front of China's embassy after Wuhan doctor punished for warning about Covid-19

  

  United States lawmakers on Thursday proposed renaming the street in front of China's embassy after the late Wuhan doctor who was punished after warning about the new coronavirus, a step sure to outrage Beijing.

• Friday, February 7th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Chinese doctor who warned about coronavirus and reprimanded for “spreading rumors” has died of the infection

  

  A Chinese doctor who was among the first to warn publicly about the new coronavirus outbreak - and was reprimanded by authorities for “spreading rumours” - died of the infection early on Friday, his hospital announced.