1. Li Wenliang was a Chinese ophthalmologist who warned his colleagues about early COVID-19 infections in Wuhan.
11 Facts About Li Wenliang
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Li Wenliang died from the disease on 7 February 2020, at age 34.
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Li Wenliang was born on 12 October 1985 in a Manchu family in Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning.
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Li Wenliang's parents were former state enterprise workers and both lost their jobs in the 'wave of laid-offs' in the 1990s.
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Li Wenliang attended Beizhen High School and graduated in 2004 with an excellent academic record.
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Li Wenliang attended Wuhan University School of Medicine as a clinical medicine student in a seven-year combined bachelor's and master's degree program.
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Li Wenliang joined the Chinese Communist Party in his second year.
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Li Wenliang's mentor praised him as a diligent and honest student.
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Li Wenliang's college classmates said he was a basketball fan.
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Li Wenliang's post went viral and users questioned why the doctors who gave earlier warnings were silenced by the authorities.
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Li Wenliang is in critical condition and we are doing our best to rescue him.