The wife of Li Wenliang, the Wuhan whistleblower doctor who died of the CCP virus in February, has given birth to their son, according to the Chinese state-run Litchi News.
Li’s wife told Litchi News early morning on June 12 local time that she gave birth to a baby boy in a Wuhan hospital.
“Can you see it from heaven? The last gift you gave me was born today. I will definitely take good care of him,” she wrote on the Chinese social media platform WeChat.
Li was a doctor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which was ground zero for the pandemic caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.
In late December, when reports emerged of a dangerous new CCP virus in the city, he texted fellow medical school alumni warning them of the news.
“I only wanted to remind my university classmates to be careful,” he told CNN in February.
Soon after, he was targeted by Wuhan police, who accused him of rumor-mongering. He was made to sign a statement acknowledging his “misdemeanor” and promising not to commit further “unlawful acts.”
On Feb. 1, he tested positive for the CCP virus. He died less than a week later, aged 34—sparking a rare online wave of grief, fury, calls for freedom of speech and government accountability.
The CNN Wire and NTD staff contributed to this report.
