Journalists and doctors at the scene, who do not want their names used, told the BBC and other media that government officials had intervened. Official media outlets had been told to change their reports to say the doctor was still being treated.
The People’s Daily, Global Times, and other Chinese outlets had already shared news of Dr. Li’s death, which reportedly led to an uproar of grief and anger on social media.
This is an “Onion” story. But it’s actually real life.
Dr. Li Wenliang was the coronavirus whistleblower. He warned other doctors, while the Chinese government tried to cover up the epidemic. And he couldn’t even die from it without the Chinese government trying
to cover that up too The New York Times
. told Li’s story this week, concluding :
At critical turning points, Chinese authorities put secrecy and order ahead of openly confronting the growing crisis and risking public alarm or political embarrassment.
Now that we know how right he was, the Chinese government still can ‘ t unclench. After the doctor they repressed and stigmatized for warning about a deadly disease died from it himself, they reverted again to decades of communist party muscle memory .
It’s sickening.
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