Some Filipinos offered prayers to commemorate the coronavirus whistleblower Chinese physician Li Weinlang, who had warned his colleagues about the virus infections in Wuhan, China before.
Li, an ophthalmologist at the Wuhan Central Hospital, died on Feb. 7, 2020, of the very disease he was telling his colleagues about. This was less than a week after he shared he tested positive for the virus.
Reports said that Li warned his medical school classmates via WeChat group message about an outbreak of undiagnosed pneumonia in the hospital on Dec. 30, 2019.
A screenshot of his message was leaked online, a day before Chinese authorities made an announcement that 27 cases of viral pneumonia of an unknown case had been detected.
The patients had a history of exposure to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.
By Jan. 1, 2020, the police of Wuhan said that they were punishing eight people for “spreading rumors.” These included Li.
On February 1 of the same year, Li shared on social media that his “nucleic acid test” had turned positive. He got hospitalized and lost his life less than a week later.
His death triggered a public outrage against the Chinese government perceived to be suppressing information during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among those who commemorated Li on his second death anniversary is Filipino physician Tony Leachon, former special adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19.
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