Instead of listening to the doctors, though, authorities silenced them and lost precious time to contain what we now know as the coronavirus. Coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, is still confined almost entirely to China. Already, though, as Li Wenliang’s tragic story shows, the virus has shaken faith in China’s authoritarian political system. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Public outrage did spill over on China’s social media after Li’s death. But this outbreak has revealed a lot about the weaknesses of the Chinese system as well.

Source: thestar February 11, 2020 22:07 UTC