In Wuhan, China, last December, Dr. Li Wenliang blew the whistle about what would become known as COVID-19. He tried to warn people of this new virus, which was like nothing he had seen before. He feared the threats and danger to life caused by the virus. Dr. Li was threatened and intimidated by authorities, effectively told to shut up. Not for the first time, people in power did not like the message coming from the messenger and did not want others to listen to the message either.
Dr. Li became infected with the virus and died on Feb. 6, by which time the world was confronting the dangers of the virus and prospects of a pandemic arising. Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said, “I wish someone stood up and blew the bugle. And if no one was going to blow the bugle, I would feel much better if I was a bugle blower last December and January.”
