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One of the doctors, who had tried to warn authorities about the deadly novel coronavirus in Decemeber, has died, Chinese media reported on Thursday.
Li Wenliang was one of the eight doctors who tried to alert Chinese authorities about the coronavirus when it was first emerging in Wuhan in Decemeber, but was reprimanded by local police for causing panic.
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The 34-year-old was an ophthalmologist at the Wuhan Central Hospital. He was found to be infected with coronavirus on Saturday and died on Thursday.
"We are very sorry to hear the loss of any frontline worker who is committed to care for patients . we should celebrate his life and mourn his death with his colleagues," said Michael Ryan, director of the World Health Organisation's health emergencies programme, during a briefing on Thursday.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Li Wenliang. We all need to celebrate work that he did on #2019nCoV - @DrMikeRyanOn December 30, Li had warned his school classmates in a chat group that a Sars-like disease had been diagnosed in many patients in Wuhan, and they were all quarantined, reported local media.
- World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 6, 2020
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