Xie Linka
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Xie Linka (born 1981, Chinese: 谢琳卡; pinyin: Xiè Línkǎ) is a Chinese female doctor, known as one of the whistleblowers of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China.
Education[edit]
Xie Linka graduated with a PhD from the Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and is the attending physician at the Cancer Center at Wuhan Union Hospital.[1][2][3]
In the coming days, please avoid Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, several people from there are currently suffering from a pneumonia of unknown origin (similar to SARS).
Today, our hospital has already received several patients from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market with pneumonia.
- Please everyone, be cautious, wear surgical masks or respirators.
Screenshot from the Caixin report[4]
Whistleblowing incident[edit]
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, on December 30, 2019, Xie Linka published a message in the WeChat group of the Cancer Center at Wuhan Union Hospital, where she works.
She stated, "Don't visit Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the near future. Right now, many people there have contracted an inexplicable pneumonia (similar to SARS). Our hospital has admitted numerous pneumonia patients from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market today. Everyone, please pay attention to wearing masks and keeping your room ventilated," and cited her source as "news posted in our alumni group by a junior female from my hospital."
Police Call[edit]
Around January 3, 2020, Xie received a phone call from the Wuhan Police, instructing her not to spread "false information", although she noted that the attitude of the Police is "very polite". [4]
Interview Comment[edit]
Xie later stated in an interview that her “early warning” to the public was part of a doctor's duty.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Salo, Jackie (2020-02-10). "More Chinese doctors claim backlash for sounding coronavirus alarm". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ AsiaNews.it. "China cracking down on the free information virus about the epidemic". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Chinese doctor says he was punished after warning about coronavirus outbreak". fox8.com. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ a b 覃建行; 王颜玉 (2020-02-01). 王逸吟 (ed.). "新冠肺炎又一"吹哨人"现身 曾被警方口头教育". 财新网. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ 张晓晖 (2020-02-01). "专访武汉"造谣"者之一谢琳卡医生：我的事情其实很简单，希望更多支援医护人员抗疫物资". 经济观察网. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
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