Weibo, Li Wen-Liang, became China’s’public sphere’
Corona 19 situation in China that looks like a year ago
Weibo Lee, Won-Ryang, where anxious minds gather
Hundreds and thousands of stories per day
“I remember. I will not forget”
On February 7, last year, an ophthalmologist Li Won-yang, who was the first to warn of the Corona 19 situation in Wuhan, China and was investigated by the police, died of Corona 19 infection, a memorial card with his caricature and a flower is placed in the Wuhan City Center Hospital where he worked. . Wuhan/EPA Yonhap News
On the 22nd, one day before the 1st anniversary of the blockade of Wuhan in Hubei Province, the first corona19 outbreak, the global village is uneasy everywhere. The same goes for China. Time has passed without fail. The number of new corona19 confirmed patients the day before, aggregated and announced by the National Hygiene and Health Commission of China, was 103, and 119 asymptomatic infections (positive diagnostic tests that show no symptoms such as fever). Some areas of the three provinces where confirmed cases are concentrated in recent years, such as Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Hebei, remain blocked. In the economic center of Shanghai, the first six confirmed cases since November 23rd last year in Huangpu District in the middle of the city, and the surrounding area has been designated as an “intermediate risk zone”. In the capital Beijing, the spread is continuing in the southern Daxing District following the northern Shunyi District. Three more people were confirmed the day before, and it is known that there is a mutant virus from the UK, raising tensions. In the city hall where the confirmed person went, it was decided to enter a total resident inspection. Each apartment complex has reinforced the identity verification of visitors. It doesn’t look much different from the situation a year ago when Wuhan was blocked. Wuhan was blocked at 10 am on January 23 last year. Until the blockade was lifted at 0 o’clock on April 8 of the same year, a large city with a population of 11 million was completely blocked from outside for 1814 hours on the 76th. On January 22, last year, the day before the blockade, there were 131 new cases of Corona 19 in China. Again, the anxiety is spreading like a virus. “The time is so fast. Wuhan was blocked at this time a year ago. I don’t know if I can go home this year during Chunje.” “Today I was informed that the entire residents of the apartment complex had to be tested for nucleic acids. I think the situation in Harbin is worse than last year. I hope everyone is safe… .” The place where anxious minds gather is an unexpected place. This is Weibo account (@xiaolwl) of Wuhan City Center Hospital ophthalmologist Lee Won-ryang, who was the first to warn of the Corona 19 situation at the end of December 2019 and then undergo a police investigation. He was infected with Corona 19 during medical treatment and died at the age of 34 at 2:58 am on February 7 last year. On February 1 of the same year, 6 days before his death, at 10:41 a.m., he posted this article on his mobile phone in the hospital bed. This is the last post I left in my life. “Today, the nucleic acid test result was positive. Now the doubts are gone. In the end, it is confirmed.” Shortly after the news of Lee Won-ryang’s death was announced, people began to write condolences to this article. As the blockade lengthened, those who could not sleep gathered. The content of the replies also began to diversify. I started to come up with my daily worries and even trivial stories. It has become a bulletin board to solve the frustrating mind.
Weibo account of Ophthalmologist Wen-Liang Li, who first warned of the Corona 19 situation in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China at the end of December 2019. To the last post he posted before his death, numerous replies are still running today. Weibo Capture
“Honey, have you seen it in Heaven? The last gift you left came into the world today. I will take good care of it.” On June 2 of last year, Lee Won-ryang’s wife, Chun She-ji, gave birth to a second child. Once again, people flocked to his Weibo. The number of replies exceeded 1 million. Since then, the reply to his last post on Weibo is marked as ‘1 million+’. There are hundreds to thousands of replies every day, 24 hours a day, every 1 to 5 minutes. “Mr. Lee, how are you doing well there? My grandmother also left there in February of last year. I hope you enjoy mahjong and don’t worry much about us.” “I am not feeling well these days. I get angry easily, and I don’t know what’s wrong. Still, I feel comfortable when I come to Sir Weibo. Won, Ryang-hyung, thank you.” People seemed to try to prove that he was still alive by talking to him. Lee Won-ryang’s personal Weibo has become a’public domain’. Someone started calling Li Won-ryang’s last post on Weibo as’the wall of wailing on the Internet’. It’s not just despair and sadness. Even in the moment of joy and joy, he came without fail. Therefore, it is not a’weeping wall’ but a’sudong’ (a hole in a tree). It is a Weibo term that refers to a bulletin board for netizens to disclose secrets anonymously or to consult with concerns. “I had a slight fever yesterday afternoon. I did a nucleic acid test, and the results are expected to come out this evening. I think of you. You must be doing well there, right?” “I don’t know why. I can’t remember what happened last year since the new year. It seems to have moved straight from 2019 to 2021. It’s as if 2020 hasn’t been around since the beginning. Without 2020, what would you be doing by now?”
Li Won-yang, an ophthalmologist who first warned of the Corona 19 situation in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China at the end of December 2019, is being treated for Corona 19 while wearing an oxygen mask at a hospital on February 3, 2020. Reuters Yonhap News
Last year, the Chinese authorities ordered △’Corona 19 Defense Advanced Individual’ (March 5), △’Enthusiast’ (April 2), △ 24th “Chinese Youth 5/4 Medal” to Li Won-ryang. However, it seems that the interest outside the country was burdensome. On July 2 of last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China published data that refuted the international community’s criticism on 37 items, including the situation in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Corona 19. Among them, in item 14, “Won-ryang Ri is not a’whisker’ and has never been detained. He emphasized that it is blasphemy to call him a’hero’ who was a member of the Communist Party. Chinese netizens also visited Weibo of Li Won-ryang today. It is a sign of respect and affection for him, and it is a form that has been used as a passage to overcome the reality where communication is blocked. “Do you also watch the news there? In the collapsed tunnel of the Chisha Mine in Shandong Province, one of them finally died. It’s been ten more days already, but no one has been rescued yet. I’m worried about it. My God, you reported the accident 30 hours late… .” “As the years go by, we try to dilute and even slander well-known things. We remember what happened to you. Wuhan people will never forget what happened when the city was sealed off.” Correspondent from Beijing/Inhwan Jung [email protected]