Chinese military surgeon who exposed Sars cover-up dies at 91

Jiang Yanyong, the Chinese military surgeon who blew the whistle on a cover-up of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) in Beijing, died on March 11, 2023, at age 91, according to sources. Jiang revealed that Chinese authorities were under-reporting the severity of the 2003 Sars outbreak in the Chinese capital, bringing them under intense international and domestic pressure. The move spurred the government to mount a massive response campaign to manage the epidemic, which claimed nearly 800 lives worldwide.