Dr. Li Wenliang was punished by police for warning people about the respiratory illness in online chat forums.
Later, the Wuhan Central Hospital, where Li worked and was being treated, initially released a statement on its Weibo social media channel contradicting the reports of his death.
"In the process of fighting the coronavirus, the eye doctor from our hospital Li Wenliang was unfortunately infected. He is now in critical condition and we are doing our best to rescue him," it said. The hospital confirmed his death in a subsequent statement. Li worked as an ophthalmologist in the city of Wuhan — the epicenter of the outbreak — according to a report inearlier this month, which said he and his wife, who have one child, are expecting their second.
He told the newspaper via text message that"it would have been a lot better" if Chinese officials had disclosed information about the epidemic earlier.The number of confirmed cases in mainland China reached more than 31,000 as of early Friday, with 636 deaths, China's national health commission said. Nearly 29,000 cases were called"currently confirmed." Some people who have been confirmed have been treated and released.
Two people with the novel coronavirus have died outside mainland China, one in the Philippines and one in Hong Kong, officials said. That brings the total global known deaths to 638. The virus has been confirmed in 24 countries outside of China, according to the World Health Organization.
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