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Anger in China after virus doctor’s death
Dr Li Wenliang’s death has sparked an unprecedented level of public anger and grief in China.
Chinese social media users are expressing anger after the death of the doctor who tried to issue the first warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Li Wenliang is one of the victims of the infection that is linked to over six hundred deaths.
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(Picture: Li Wenliang contracted the virus while working at Wuhan Central Hospital. Credit: Li Wenliang)
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Fri 7 Feb 202010:06GMT
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