Eight of these doctors, including Li Wenliang, were reprimanded by the police for spreading false rumours, and another, Ai Fen, was reprimanded by his superiors for raising the alarm.
Madaktari wanane kati ya hawa, pamoja na Li Wenliang, walionywa na polisi kwa kueneza uvumi wa uongo, na mwengine, Ai Fen, alikaripiwa na wakubwa wake kwa kutoa maonyo.