Some Chinese media outlets described him as a “hero who was willing to speak the truth” while other commentators posted poems, photos and drawings saluting him. The World Health Organization said on Twitter that it was “deeply saddened” by news of his death. The topics “the Wuhan government owes doctor Li Wenliang an apology” and “we want free speech” briefly trended on Weibo late on Thursday, but yielded no search results on Friday. Reports of Li’s death had surfaced before midnight local time in China on state media but were deleted later. Li said on Weibo on Feb. 1 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Source: National Post February 07, 2020 04:18 UTC