Xie Linka

Xie Linka (born 1981, ) is a Chinese physician who gave early warning about the spread of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. She became known for being a whistleblower, a title given to others in China who had warned the public, such as Liu Wen, and Dr. Li Wenliang, who was infected and later died from the virus.

Education Xie Linka graduated with a PhD from the Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and is the attending physician at the Cancer Center at Wuhan Union Hospital.

title = Messages by Xie Linka in the WeChat Group of “肿瘤中心” at 20:43 on December 30, 2019

Dear teachers, my coworker from the infectious ward has shared a piece of information from the ward with us:In the coming days, please avoid Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, several people who went there are currently suffering from a pneumonia of unknown origin (similar to SARS). Today, our hospital has already received several patients with pneumonia who had visited the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. Please everyone, be cautious, wear surgical masks or respirators. — Screenshot from the Caixin report

Interview comment Xie later stated in an interview that her "early warning" to the public was part of a doctor's duty.