Zhong Nanshan, China’s senior medical adviser, said on February 11, 2020 that he was “so proud of” Li Wenliang, the doctor who was detained after trying to blow the whistle on the outbreak and later died from the coronavirus. Zhong rose to fame after combating the 2003 Sars epidemic. In an interview with Reuters, Zhong also said the coronavirus outbreak may peak this month and plateau before easing.