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On February 1, Dr. Li Wenliang , an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Hospital, announced the bad news on his profile of Weibo , the Chinese equivalent to Facebook : he was infected with coronavirus. He had become a hero.

It was paradoxical, at least, given that on December 30, a day before the threat was official, this Wuhan doctor had issued a warning almost in premonition: he had observed that seven of his students had symptoms similar to those of the SARS , which caused a worldwide epidemic in 2003, so it recommended that colleagues protect themselves well with appropriate clothing and masks.

The police arrested him for "publishing false information on the Internet." There were numerous media that published the data of Li Wenliang, whom he described as "creator of rumors," and on January 3 the Public Security Office had him sign a letter in which he acknowledged having "seriously disturbed the social order" and He promised not to repeat it: "We solemnly warn you: if you remain stubborn and impertinent and continue with this illegal activity, you will be brought to justice, do you understand?", reports the CNN.

At the beginning of January, the Chinese authorities still maintained that the coronavirus was only transmitted from animals to men, and not from human to human, so when doctors at Wuhan Hospital started taking action, it was too late for many. Li Wenliang himself suffered in his flesh what he had noticed after attending to a woman suffering from glaucoma ... and coronavirus .

On January 10, the cough appeared; 11, fever; On 15, the doctor was admitted to his own hospital with symptoms of pneumonia with his parents. "It's positive, I've been diagnosed," he would publish. The apology from the authorities would be too late and make Li Wenliang a hero. A hero with coronavirus .

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