Li Wenliang

Li Wenliang (Chinese: 李文亮; pinyin: Lǐ Wénliàng; 12 October 1986 – 6 February 2020) was a Chinese ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital [zh]. He was thought to be one of the first people to issue a warning about the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, on 30 December 2019.^[1][2]

Li Wenliang
wall poster, 2020
Born	(1986-10-12)12 October 1986 Beizhen, Liaoning, China
Died	6 February 2020(2020-02-06) (aged 33) Wuhan, Hubei, China
Occupation	Ophthalmologist
Known for	First whistleblower to attempt to warn the public of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

On 3 January 2020, Wuhan police arrested him for "making false comments on the Internet".^[3] Li returned to work but later suffered from the virus from an infected patient.

He died from the infection on 6 February 2020.^[4][5]