Doctor who exposed China's 2003 SARS cover-up dies at 91

Beijing (AFP) March 15, 2023

The doctor who exposed China's cover-up of the SARS epidemic in 2003 has died aged 91, his family confirmed on Wednesday. Jiang Yanyong, then a doctor in a Beijing military hospital, angered authorities when he informed foreign media of China's attempts to downplay the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, revealing the existence of hundreds of previously hidden cases. His f