Chinese whistleblower of SARS outbreak passes away at 91.

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Source: The Associated Press - en Español
Chinese whistleblower of SARS outbreak passes away at 91.
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Chinese military doctor and SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong has died at the age of 91. Jiang revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness. News of his death and even his name were censored within China, underscoring how he remained a politically sensitive figure even late in life. Jiang is survived by his wife, Hua Zhongwei, a son and a daughter.

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