Chinese social media tributes mark anniversary of whistleblower doctor’s death


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February 6, 2021 WUHAN, CHINA — Thousands of Chinese social media users paid tribute to Li Wenliang on Saturday, marking the one year anniversary of the death of the doctor who first blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak. Li, one of a group of doctors in Wuhan who shared posts on social media warning of a SARS-like virus spreading in the central city in December 2019, was reprimanded by police for spreading “rumours”. His death in February last year after catching the virus from a patient prompted a national outpouring of grief, as well as anger at the government’s...