Chinese Envoy on Doctor Reprimanded For Sounding Virus Alert: Maybe ‘He Perceived Some Incoming Dangers Earlier Than Others’

Police in Wuhan have apologized to the family of a doctor who was formally reprimanded in January for spreading “rumors” online about an emerging outbreak. Two days after the doctor died of COVID-19 last month, Chinese ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai was asked on CBS’ “Face the Nation” whether the attempt to silence him had been a mistake.