One of the first doctors who alerted other medics about the spread of a SARS-like disease has gone missing.
Dr. Ai Fen was one of the first doctors who alerted her colleagues about the deadly coronavirus.
After Dr. Fen shared a picture of a patient’s report labeled ‘SARS coronavirus’, it went viral online and Dr. Li Wenliang raised awareness about the virus through social media after coming across the picture.
Both, Dr. Fen and Dr. Li, faced extremely harsh reprimand by the Wuhan Central Hospital and were accused of ‘illegally spreading untruthful information online’.
Ever since Dr. Fen has given an interview to a Chinese magazine and criticized the government for not taking the warning seriously, she has gone missing.
In her interview, Dr. Fen said she felt regretful for not speaking out more about the deadly virus as it took her four colleagues’ lives, including Dr. Li.
She said in her interview: “If I had known what would have happened today, I wouldn’t have cared about the reprimand. I would have told whoever and wherever I want.”
Dr. Fen told she got a patient’s report labeled ‘SARS coronavirus’ on 30th December and alerted hospital authorities.
She shared the picture of the report online which instantly went viral. She said she thought something bad was going to happen.
Two days later, she faced ‘unprecedented, extremely harsh reprimanded’ and was accused of ‘spreading rumors as a professional’ by the hospital’s officials.
She said: “I was in shock. What did I do wrong? Knowing the fact that a significant virus has been found on a patient, how can I not tell when another doctor asks about it?”
Now, Dr. Fen has gone missing and it is believed that she has been detained for speaking the truth.
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