Zhang Wenhong has gained tens of millions of followers on social media since the coronavirus outbreak began. Photo: Weibo Zhang Wenhong has gained tens of millions of followers on social media since the coronavirus outbreak began. Photo: Weibo
Zhang Wenhong has gained tens of millions of followers on social media since the coronavirus outbreak began. Photo: Weibo
China /  People & Culture

Coronavirus: meet the doctor who became an online celebrity for his straight talk

  • Shanghai-based infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong shot to fame thanks to his outspoken videos about the outbreak
  • Now he wants to use his status to spread scientific knowledge, he says

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Alice Yan
Alice Yan in Shanghai

Updated: 11:37pm, 14 Mar, 2020

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Zhang Wenhong has gained tens of millions of followers on social media since the coronavirus outbreak began. Photo: Weibo Zhang Wenhong has gained tens of millions of followers on social media since the coronavirus outbreak began. Photo: Weibo
Zhang Wenhong has gained tens of millions of followers on social media since the coronavirus outbreak began. Photo: Weibo
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