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A message written in The Snow next to the Tonghui River Goodbye Li Ruifeng reads "!"

On a cold Beijing morning, on a dry, urban expansion of the Tonghui River , a solitary figure might be seen, the write huge Chinese Characters in The Snow .

The Message , the figure on the sloping concrete embankment was to a dead Doctor .

"goodbye, Li Ruifeng!" Read to make with the author about her own body, the imprint, the last Exclamation Mark .

Five weeks previously, Dr. Li had to warn The Police to be punished for the attempt to the colleagues about the dangers of a strange virus infected patients in his hospital in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Now he had succumbed to the disease himself, and pictures of frozen tribute spread quickly on the Chinese internet, the transfer in the physical form of a deep moment of national shock and Anger .

A worker in a Chinese factory wearing a protective mask There is still a lot we don't know about Covid-19, Before he took to infect his last fatal jump over the barrier between species, their first man, it is likely to have been lurking in the interior, the biochemistry, a - yet unknown - animal. The animal, suspected of being infected after The Virus from a previous Zoological jump from a bat, thought to have been held in Wuhan Market , in the animals was illegally traded.

in Addition, that The Scientists who try to display their deadly trajectory can say from the origin to the epidemic, something more to say.

But while you continue to your urgent, important work to determine the speed with which it spreads, and the risks, one thing is beyond any doubt. A month or so after its discovery, Covid-19 shaken Chinese society and politics to The Core .

The Tiny piece of genetic material, measured in ten-thousandths of a Millimeter, has set in motion a humanitarian and economic disaster recorded, More Than 1,000 Chinese live, and tens of billions of Chinese yuan. It has cordoned off, whole cities, the placement of an estimated 70 million inhabitants in effective quarantine, shut down transport links and limiting their ability to flee their homes. And it has exposed the limits of a political system, for social control is the highest value, due to the rigid layers of the censorship with a tsunami of grief and Anger breaks.

The danger for the ruling elite is obvious.

It can be seen, in its answer, the order in action, the military, the media and All levels of government-from the top to the lowest village Committee.

The consequences are now totally dependent on questions No One knows the answers; you can drag The Complex task of bringing a runaway epidemic under control, and if Yes, how long it could take?

Across The World , people seem unsure of How To respond to the small number of cases, discovered, in their own countries. The Public mood can swing between Panic - Driven by the images, the Suits of the medical staff in dangerous goods- - self-satisfaction, brought. The indications from China suggest that both answers are wrong. The seasonal Flu can also be a low rate of death, measured in fractions of 1%, but it is a problem, because it affects so many people around The World .

The Tiny part of killed, from the many, many millions who catch it every year, still the numbers in The Hundreds of thousands - individually tragic, together, a large burden for the health system.

early estimates suggested that the new virus may be at least deadly as the Flu - and that is precisely why so much effort now to stop a global pandemic. But, kill as many as 1% of those who contract it. For each individual, this risk is still relatively small, although it is worth noting that these assumptions are average values - just like a Flu , the risks fall more heavily on the elderly and already sick people.

Despite the deaths, a growing number of patients recover, But the experience of China, this epidemic shows two things. First of All , it is a frightening provides insight into the possible impact on the health system, if you scale-up infections with this type of virus over massive populations. Two new hospitals had to be built in Wuhan, in a matter of days, with beds for 2,600 patients, and huge stadiums and hotels to be used as quarantine centers, for almost 10,000 more.

Despite these efforts, many still had difficulty in treatment with unregistered in the official figures. Secondly, it underlines the importance of the assumption of The Task of outbreaks of new viruses very seriously. The Best approach is, most experts agree, is on the basis of transparency and trust, with good public information and appropriate, timely measures taken by the government.

But in an authoritarian system, with strict censorship and an emphasis on political stability above All transparency and trust in short supply.

China's reaction can sometimes looked like a Panic - with and against those who do not obey.

But these measures have become necessary only because his first reaction looked like the very definition of self-satisfaction.

There is plenty of evidence to suggest that The Warning signs were overlooked by The Authorities , and-worse still-ignored. By the end of February, medical staff in Wuhan have been linked to notice the beginning of the unusual symptoms of viral pneumonia, with a cluster, the trade in illegal wildlife. On December 30, Dr. Li Ruifeng, an eye Doctor working in Wuhan Central Hospital, published his concerns in a chat with private medical group, the advice of colleagues, to take measures to protect themselves. He had seen seven patients who appeared to be suffering with a disease Sars-like - Another coronavirus, which began in an illegal Chinese wildlife Market in 2002, and went on to kill 774 people worldwide.

a few days later, he was summoned by The Police .

Dr. Li was made to sign it.

The case received national media attention, with a high-profile, the state TV report announcing that a total of eight people in Wuhan were investigated for "spreading rumors". The Authorities , though, were probably aware of the outbreak of the disease. The Day after Dr Li his message, the China to be published to The World health organization and The Day that the alleged Source - the Market was closed.

But in spite of the multiplication of cases and the fears of the physicians, that the human-to-human transmission takes place, The Authorities have done little to protect The Public . and to anticipate additional tickets for Wuhan held its most important annual policy meeting, The City people's Congress.

In their speeches, the KPD leader, not The Virus mentioned. China's National Health Commission.

And on 18. January Wuhan authorities allowed a huge community Banquet to be held, with More Than 40,000 families. The goal was the record for The Most dishes in a single event. Two Days later,

images from the Chinese state TV-show the great Banquet in Wuhan, is The Most remarkable, perhaps, The Following day, Wuhan held a lunar New Year , dance performance, senior officials from throughout the surrounding province of Hubei. A state media report of The Event as quickly deleted, but, says the actor, sometimes with a runny nose and malaise, "overcame The Fear of pneumonia. win praise from the heads of state and government".

By the time The National authorities had woken up to the impending disaster, and closed The City down on January 23, it was Too Late - the epidemic was out of control. Before Wuhan transport links were cut, an estimated had to leave five million people in The City , for the Lunar New Year break, traveling through China and The World .

Some have begun calling the disaster.

The parallel in the failure to pass Bad News to The Chain of command and incentives, the short-term interests of political stability, The Public security, which are only too obvious. Li Ruifeng, which would be back to work after he was warned to keep quiet, soon discovered he'd been infected, too.

He died at the beginning of this month, so that a five-year-old son and a pregnant wife.

Anger was already simmering on The Authorities for not issuing timely warnings, the broadcast with The Crisis now in full view. to hang out due to the approval of the disclosure of The Information ; senior officials, which seemed to Wuhan politician to dry.

But the death of one person, put to silence, which was just trying to protect only to his colleagues, burst The Dam open with a wave of online Anger directed not only at individuals but at The System itself. So great was The Public indignation was, China's censors appeared to be unsure of what to censor and what. The hashtag #Iwantfreedomofspeech almost two million times was considered, before it was locked. Aware of the flood of emotions, get The Party started, pays his own Tribute to Dr. Li.

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Doctor Li Ruifeng tried to warn authorities about the new virus, and died after the conclusion of the contract, Mr. Chen has disappeared since then.

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Source of news: bbc.com