{UAH} Chinese doctor, 34, who first sounded the alarm on coronavirus dies of the deadly disease after catching it from a patient

A Chinese doctor who was among the first to alert the public of a potential coronavirus epidemic has died of the disease at the age of 34 after catching it from a patient, Chinese state media reported. 

Dr Li Wenliang left behind his pregnant wife, who has also been infected, and their five-year-old child, it is reported. 

Dr Li caught the public's attention after being reprimanded for warning on social media of 'SARS at a Wuhan seafood market'. He was accused of spreading 'fake news' and criticised by police and his hospital.

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Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, 34, confirmed on Saturday that he had caught the deadly disease while treating patients at a hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak. He had been reprimanded by police after warning on social media of 'SARS at a Wuhan seafood market'

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