Thousands are leaving emotional comments on the online page of a doctor who sounded the Covid alarm.
By Frances MaoThey began writing to him just minutes after officials announced they were abandoning key parts of zero-Covid.
"On the train, I suddenly remembered you and burst into tears. Dr Li, it's over now, it's dawn. Thank you," said one.Dr Li Wenliang He was punished by Chinese authorities for spreading "false statements" and later died from Covid as he battled to save patients.What followed was zero-Covid - Xi Jinping's campaign to completely eradicate the virus in China. Leaders held it up as a triumph as hospitals elsewhere were overwhelmed. But over time it became a nightmare as restrictions dragged on while other countries reopened following successful vaccination drives.
From Guangdong in the south to Yunnan and Sichuan further west, people expressed relief and hope but also grief and loss.
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