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Flowers are placed near a photo of the late Dr. Li Wenliang at a hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Friday, February 7, 2020. As the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus rose again in China Saturday, the ruling Communist Party faced anger and recriminations from the public over the death of the doctor who was threatened by police after trying to sound the alarm about the disease over a month ago. (AP)

China authorities feel the heat of public anger as virus toll reaches 722

Communist Party strikes a remorseful note over death of whistleblower doctor

08 Feb 2020 9:24 AM

Dr Li Wenliang posted this picture of himself in hospital on Weibo.

China virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies

Wuhan doctor Li Wenliang sounded the first alarm on the outbreak in December but was censured for 'rumour-mongering'

07 Feb 2020 11:29 AM


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