Doctor Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old ophthalmologist, raised the alarm in late December about the novel coronavirus
As outrage grows in China over the death of a whistleblower doctor, Chinese social media users are accusing the country’s communist government of a cover up.
Li died in Wuhan Central Hospital Friday at 2:58 a.m. local time, from the same virus he had raised concerns about. Authorities moved quickly to delete any posts that hinted at protest, for fear that the uproar would spill onto the streets, the Guardian reported. Now, many users are using the hashtag “Can you manage, do you understand?” — a reference to the letter Dr. Li was forced to sign when authorities accused him of disrupting “social order,” according the BBC.
“The truth will always be treated as a rumour. How long are you going to lie? What else do you have to hide?” another wrote.
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