Virus ‘whistleblower’ doctor in Wuhan dies from coronavirus
2020-02-07 09:52:31 source：Global Times
February 7, 2020
Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, one of the eight "whistleblowers" who tried to warn other medics of the coronavirus outbreak but were reprimanded by local police, died from coronavirus early on Friday, the hospital where he received treatment announced.
Wuhan Central Hospital released on its Weibo account that Li passed away at 2:58 am Friday after emergency treatment.
Li was given emergency treatment with ECMO (extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation) after his heart stopped beating at around 21:30 Thursday, according to media reports.
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