In a 15-day period around Chinese New Year, at least 20 professors died of illness in China. Five of them were under the age of 65.
Four people died on the same day, which was Feb. 17, the 8th day of the Chinese New Year.
Doctors were looking at a lung CT image at a hospital in Yunmeng county, Xiaogan city, in China's central Hubei province on Feb. 20, 2020. AFP via Getty Images
Shawn Jiang is a contributor to The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics.
