Lee was an autumn ologists at a hospital in the city who tried to sound the alarm about the viruses appearance but was reprimanded by authorities for quote spreading rumors.

His death from Covert 19 on February 7 last year led to an outpouring of public mourning and rare expressions of anger online.

Wuhan residents like 24 year old Lee Pan remember the doctors Action Hey must have considered the impact would be huge.

But he still raised the alarm to the public.

Another residency Peng, who said he heard about Lee's warning in the early days and rushed to stock up on masks before the officials spoke openly about the virus.

He added that the government made mistakes in the early stages, but believed it has handled the pandemic well since.

Several days after Lee's death, renowned epidemiologist Jiang Nan Shan shed tears for Lee in an interview with Reuters.

He's he's the hero off China, China.

But when President Xi Jinping honored the heroes who fought against the virus in September last year.

There was no mention of Lee's contribution as Word is, Journalist visited the area around the hospital on Saturday.

They were followed by two men in plain clothes who identified themselves as hospital parking security.

Local guards also blocked a cameraman from filming the hospital entrance.

Meanwhile, our World Health Organization team is currently in Wuhan researching the early stages of the outbreak.

Team member Dominic Toia told Reuters on Friday that the team is preparing to present its findings.

The origins of the virus have become highly politicized, and some Chinese diplomats and state media have thrown support behind theories that the virus potentially originated in another country.