Jiang Yanyong
Chinese physician (1931-2023)
Jiang Yanyong (4 October 1931 – 12 March 2023) was a Chinese physician who publicized a coverup of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China. Born into the Zhejiang Xingye Bank family, Jiang was the chief physician of the 301 Hospital in Beijing and a senior member of the Communist Party of China.
Quotes
edit- I simply couldn't believe what I was seeing...All the doctors and nurses who saw yesterday's news were furious...Zhang Wenkang is ... abandoning even his most basic standards of integrity as a doctor.
- On April 3, 2003, Respond for China Health Minister Zhang Wenkang report on national television a mere 12 cases of SARS. Outraged Surgeon Forces China To Swallow a Dose of the Truth
Quotes about Jiang Yanyong
edit- I think many people believe that detaining him was stupid...and he did nothing wrong.
- A party official interviewed about Dr. Jiang. China Releases the SARS Whistle-Blower
