The patients had been quarantined and Wenliang urged his colleagues to wear protective clothing at work.
He agreed not to discuss his concerns in public again and never talked about the disease again.
It causes severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms usually start with a fever followed by a dry cough.
Li Wenliang who was hospitalised on January 12, after contracting the virus from one of his patients. Photo: The Guardian.Source: UGC
Most people infected are likely to fully recover - just as they would from flu.
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