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Doctor who predicted Coronavirus days before epidemic hit arrested in raid on home

Dr. Li Wenliang was arrested for sending messages warning of coronavirus. [Image: Mirror]

A doctor who chillingly predicted the coronavirus infection days before the epidemic hit was arrested in a nighttime raid on his home.

Doctor Li Wenliang, who worked at a hospital in Wuhan, sent a message to a group chat of medical students saying "Quarantined in the emergency department" - at the point when just seven patients were confirmed as infected.

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