Chinese doctor who tried to issue 1st warning about deadly coronavirus outbreak dies

A Chinese doctor who tried to issue the first warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak has died.

Li Wenliang contracted the virus while working at Wuhan Central Hospital.

He had sent out a warning to fellow medics on 30th December but police told him to stop making false comments.

There had been contradictory reports about his death, but the People's Daily now says he died on Friday.

We deeply mourn the death of #Wuhan doctor Li wenliang, who unfortunately got infected with novel #Coronavirus while battling with the epidemic. After all-effort rescue, Li passed away on 2:58 am, Feb. 7. pic.twitter.com/mbYA3wB4pn

— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 6, 2020

Coronavirus has killed more than 560 people and infected 28,000 in China.

[Source:BBC]