Young Woman Infected With Coronavirus Forced to Make ‘Confession’ After Exposing Hospital’s Negligence

Medical workers in protective suits attend to a patient inside an isolated ward of Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei Province, China, on Feb. 16, 2020. China Daily via Reuters

A female college student in Tianmen, Hubei Province became an internet celebrity for exposing the lack of care she received at a hospital while being treated for the coronavirus. However, her social media posts were later removed by authorities, and netizens believe that she was coerced into making a “confession” video in which she told her followers not to “spread false rumors” and to respect the country and its communist leaders. The video angered many social media users.

Hubei, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, has the most number of infections and deaths in China and remains under lockdown.