Wuhan Central Hospital to honor a Chinese whistleblower doctor who died from the coronavirus a year ago. It was simply the number of a Bible verse: Matthew 5:10.“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,” the verse reads.
A world upside down: Wuhan returns to normal while rest of the world reels A year ago Sunday, Dr. Li Wenliang died from the virus first detected in this Chinese city.
A small stream of people marked the anniversary with visits to the hospital Saturday, some leaving flowers.The 34-year-old ophthalmologist was one of eight whistleblowers who local authorities punished early on for “spreading rumors” about a SARS-like virus in a social media group.