Global panic deepens over China virus as whistleblower doctor dies

A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert about China's new coronavirus, himself died from the pathogen on Friday,emphasizing the depth of a worsening crisis that has killed more than 560 people.Global panic also spread, with thousands trapped on quarantined cruise ships.Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang died at 2:58 am, Wuhan Central Hospital said in a post on its verified account on Chinese social media platform Weibo.