CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL RISES_ Dr Li Wenliang hailed as hero in tributes following his death from coronavirus

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Dr Li Wenliang hailed as hero in tributes following his death from coronavirus

The death of a whistleblower who told of coronavirus has sparked an outpouring of fury and grief that has been censored in China, rattling party officials.


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Dr Li Wenliang has rattled authorities in Hong Kong. Picture: Photo/Kin Cheung.Source:AP


The death of a doctor who first sounded the warning about the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan has sparked an outpouring of fury and grief at Chinese authorities seen as trying to censor news of the disease.

Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang, 34, died on Friday in Wuhan Central Hospital after first noticing symptoms of the disease on January 10.

Reporting of his death was shrouded in mystery after Chinese media shared the news, then quickly deleted it when it became a trending topic online.


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Wuhan officials have paid out the family of the “heroic” doctor to the tune of 820,000 yuen or $A174,000, it’s been revealed.

The payment was as compensation for his deadly illness as “a work injury.”

The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement that it promised a thorough investigation into Dr Li, who died of coronavirus after being infected by one of his patients.

The hashtag “Dr. Li Wenliang dead” was the most searched topic on Chinese social media site Weibo late Thursday, with over a billion views and over 1.1 million comments. But by Friday morning it had dropped out of the top 20 trending topics.



Whistleblowing doctor Li Wenliang has been hailed a hero and sparked a wave of fury at the government for manipulating coverage of his death. Picture: Li WENLIANG / Social Media Source:AFP


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