Wuhan Central Hospital confirmed on its Weibo account this morning that Dr. Ly Van Luong, 34 years old, one of the first people to warn about the pneumonia epidemic, passed away at 2:58 a.m. (1:58 a.m. Hanoi time), after
Information about Dr. Li’s passing was first posted by Global Times, a newspaper belonging to People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, on its Twitter account at around 8:40 p.m. February 6, citing friends.
In just a few minutes, tens of thousands of comments poured in expressing shock and sadness at this unexpected news.
Doctor Ly Van Luong before and after being infected with nCoV.
`We will not forget the doctor who spoke up about the epidemic that was once considered a rumor,` a social network user commented under the announcement of Wuhan Central Hospital.
The hashtag `Doctor Ly passed away` immediately attracted millions of views and comments on Weibo.
The World Health Organization (WHO) initially expressed condolences to Dr. Ly on its Twitter account: `We are extremely saddened by the passing of Dr. Ly Van Luong. We all need to honor his work.`
Many people hoped for a miracle when Wuhan Central Hospital announced at 0:45 a.m. on February 7 that Dr. Li was `in critical condition` but had not passed away as reported in the media.
`I won’t sleep tonight, determined to wait for a miracle,` one person commented under the hospital’s first announcement that they were trying their best to cure Ly.
Many people left desperate messages on Dr. Ly’s Weibo account, praying that he would continue to post information about his condition.
`The person who keeps the fire for the crowd will be the first to freeze to death from the wind and snow,` many social network users shared this line to express their grief at the passing of Dr. Ly.
Discussion topics `The Wuhan government owes Dr. Li Wenliang an apology` immediately began spreading on the Chinese social network Weibo, attracting tens of thousands of views before being deleted.
`A lot of young people will realize after tonight: the world is not as beautiful as we imagine. Are you angry? If any of us here are lucky enough to speak up for the public in the future
‘Hero’ against the corona virus pneumonia epidemic
One month Ly Van Luong fought nCoV.
Ly Van Luong is considered one of the first eight people to warn about the nCoV pneumonia epidemic in China.
Ly’s message attracted the attention of authorities after someone in the group posted a screenshot of the conversation online.
That same night, Wuhan health officials summoned Li, demanding to know why he shared the information.
On January 8, he examined a female patient infected with nCoV.
On January 12, Dr. Ly was hospitalized and on February 1, he was determined to be positive for the virus.
`Doctor Ly, you are a good and caring doctor,` one person commented and attracted more than 100,000 likes.
Another person called Ly one of the eight `prophets`: `The people of the whole country are united with him.`
On January 28, China’s Supreme Court posted a comment on social media criticizing Wuhan officials for reprimanding Li and other doctors for spreading `rumors`.