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Li Wenliang

For the chess player, see Li Wenliang (chess player).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Wenliang
李文亮
Born(1986-10-12)12 October 1986
Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
Died7 February 2020(2020-02-07) (aged 33)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Alma materWuhan University (MMed)
OccupationOphthalmologist
Years active2011–2020
Known forWarning people about COVID-19 before it became a pandemic
SpouseFu Xuejie[1](付雪洁)
Children2
Li Wenliang
Chinese李文亮

Li Wenliang (Chinese: 李文亮; 12 October 1986 – 7 February 2020) was a Chinese ophthalmologist who warned his colleagues about early COVID-19 infections in Wuhan.[2] On 30 December 2019, Wuhan CDC issued emergency warnings to local hospitals about a number of mysterious "pneumonia" cases discovered in the city in the previous week.[3] On the same day, Li, who worked at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, received an internal diagnostic report of a suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patient from other doctors which he in turn shared with his Wuhan University alumni through a WeChat group. He was dubbed a whistleblower when that shared report later circulated publicly despite his requesting confidentiality from those with whom he shared the information.[4][5] Rumors of a deadly SARS outbreak subsequently spread on Chinese social media platforms; Wuhan police summoned and admonished him and seven other doctors on 3 January for "making false comments on the Internet about unconfirmed SARS outbreak."[4][6]

The outbreak was later confirmed not to be SARS, but rather a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Li returned to work and later contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, from a patient who was not known to be infected. He died from the disease on 7 February 2020, at age 33.[7][8] A subsequent Chinese official inquiry exonerated him; Wuhan police formally apologized to his family and revoked his admonishment on 19 March.[9][10][11][12] In April 2020, Li was posthumously awarded the May Fourth Medal by the government.[13] By early June 2020, five more doctors from the Wuhan hospital had died from COVID-19.[14]

  1. ^ Lew, Linda (9 February 2020). "Coronavirus: mother of whistle-blower Li Wenliang demands answers for his treatment by Wuhan police". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "The Chinese doctor who tried to warn others about coronavirus". BBC News. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ "武汉疾控证实：当地现不明原因肺炎病人，发病数在统计". The Beijing News. The Beijing News Press. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Tan, Jianxing (31 January 2020). 新冠肺炎"吹哨人"李文亮：真相最重要. Caixin (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ 武汉肺炎：一个敢于公开疫情的"吹哨人"李文亮. BBC News 中文 (in Chinese). 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Coronavirus 'kills Chinese whistleblower doctor'". BBC News. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ Zhou, Cissy (7 February 2020). "Coronavirus: Whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang confirmed dead of the disease at 34, after hours of chaotic messaging from hospital". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ^ 武汉中心医院：李文亮经抢救无效去世 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Chinese inquiry exonerates coronavirus whistleblower doctor". The Guardian. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Virus whistleblower doctor punished 'inappropriately': Chinese probe". The Economic Times. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. ^ Ian Collier (20 March 2020). "Coronavirus: China apologises to family of doctor who died after warning about COVID-19". Sky News. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  12. ^ "武汉警方：撤销对李文亮医生的训诫书，向其家属郑重道歉". 上观新闻. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  13. ^ "李文亮、夏思思、彭银华等33人被追授中国青年五四奖章". 中国青年报. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  14. ^ Kuo, Lily (3 June 2020). "'Sacrificed': anger in China over death of Wuhan doctor from coronavirus". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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