Among those that lost their lives was Zhao's father. But by then, the damage had been done and Zhao's ailing father only got worse. The shock of losing her father pushed Zhao to make the brave decision to go after the government herself. Zhao's father fell ill soon after the city went on lockdown. In fact, during the early days of COVID-19, Chinese authorities routinely rounded up citizen journalists who reported from Wuhan, with some still in custody.

Source: Fox News September 01, 2020 15:33 UTC