China Digital Times: On the Fifth Anniversary of COVID Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang’s Death: “The World Hasn’t Gotten Any Better. If Anything, It’s Even More Insane.”
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Li Wenliang
Li Wenliang was a Chinese ophthalmologist who warned his colleagues about early COVID-19 infections in Wuhan.
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science · Chinese ophthalmologist (1985–2020) · ophthalmologist · physician · also Li Wenliang, Wenliang Li, Wen Liang Li, Li Wen Liang, Li_Wenliang, Wenliang
Born 12 October 1985 · Died 6 February 2020 · Q84497471
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2022· 1 entry
Yahoo: As 'zero-Covid' nears end, Chinese remember whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang
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2021· 2 entries
Won Paracelsus Medal of the German Medical Association (2021).
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China Digital Times: Translation: Remembering Li Wenliang – “The People Will Never Forget You”
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2020· 6 entries
Yahoo: Li Wenliang: The Wuhan Doctor Who Warned the World About Covid
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Dr Li Wenliang said coffee cures COVID-19” False.
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India Today rated the claim “Tea can cure Covid-19 patients suggested by China’s whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang, the news was published by CNN.” Mostly false.
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The New Yorker: Grief and Wariness at a Vigil for Li Wenliang, the Doctor Who Tried to Warn China About the Coronavirus
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The National Interest: Breaking: Wuhan Whistleblower Li Wenliang Awarded $117,000 After Dying from Coronavirus
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Died 2020-02-06.
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2014· 1 entry
Li became an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital in Wuhan
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2011· 2 entries
Studied at Wuhan University School of Medicine, master's degree (2004–2011).
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Li worked at the Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University for three years
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1985· 1 entry
Born 1985-10-12.
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