Covid-19 Discovery by Wuhan Doctor Li Wenliang
In early December, as China was grappling with its first known outbreak of a new coronavirus, a Wuhan doctor named Li Wenliang sounded the alarm about the pathogen in a private chat group. He was reprimanded by the police and silenced. But his early warnings would ultimately help spur the world’s response to Covid-19. The Chinese ophthalmologist later died from the virus himself; his death led to public outcry and nationwide mourning in China.
The discovery of the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 was a significant scientific achievement. The identification and sequencing of the virus have allowed researchers to better …
