Chinese doctor who tried to warn about coronavirus early on but was censored has died from the disease [Updated]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/06/chinese-doctor-who-tried-to-wa.html

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Li, you were one of the good ones, adios brave soul.

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A loyal citizen would have died on the schedule assigned to him. I think some re-education is in order.

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The Chinese Gov. has issued a warrant for his arrest, alive or dead. They’ll have to settle for the latter…

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Sticks and stones will break my bones but rumors are a killer.

Anyone else watch Chernobyl? When you base your system of government on lies and not rocking the boat…

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Lately, I’ve been very sorry that I watched Contagion.

first we take honky konky and then we take the der world… ooops

Reading the entire thread here was sad, informative, and felt very upside-down-backwards:

Some first-hand accounts in China of no room at the Chinese hospitals in this audio-only (for now) NPR story:


Grim.
My admiration of the brave interviewees who talked to the reporter for this story.
“Freedom of speech” also covered in this same story, reminds me of how deleted topics must undergo some version of:

More here, it’s a short read, but I do like NPR’s Goats and Soda:

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