SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION COVID-19 CLOSURE EXTENDED THROUGH END OF SCHOOL YEAR
Students hold a memorial for Dr. Li Wenliang, who was a whistleblower for the coronavirus, outside the UCLA campus in Westwood, California, on February 15, 2020. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images
On Dec. 30, 2019, Li Wenliang, a doctor working at Wuhan Central Hospital in Wuhan, China, sounded the alarm and sent out a text to a group of other doctors warning them to protect themselves against a new respiratory virus. Four days later, police summoned him and told him to sign a letter accusing him of false comments and disturbing the social order. Li died of the virus on Feb. 7.
On Dec. 30, 2019, Li Wenliang, a doctor working at Wuhan Central Hospital in Wuhan, China, sounded the alarm and sent out a text to a group of other doctors warning them to protect themselves against a new respiratory virus. Four days later, police summoned him and told him to sign a letter accusing him of false comments and disturbing the social order. Li died of the virus on Feb. 7.
As we continue to navigate through this global crisis, remember that many communities all over the world are living through it alongside you, and keep them in your thoughts.
Please especially keep the people on the front lines – the EMTs, physician assistants, nurses, doctors, long-term care givers, firemen, police, and medical researchers – in your thoughts.
These are uniquely complex times, and I hope that you find peace and wisdom amidst them.
Remember kindness and compassion first always, and that the power of empathy and hope knows no bounds.
Please especially keep the people on the front lines – the EMTs, physician assistants, nurses, doctors, long-term care givers, firemen, police, and medical researchers – in your thoughts.
These are uniquely complex times, and I hope that you find peace and wisdom amidst them.
Remember kindness and compassion first always, and that the power of empathy and hope knows no bounds.
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