Rights activist Hu Jia tweeted the following message at 10:47pm Beijing time:
“Today, February 28, a doctor from the tuberculosis institute at the 309 Military Hospital notified Cao Shunli’s family that Cao’s vital signs are being supported by a ventilator; her many organs are gradually failing. A large quantity of fluid is accumulated in her abdomen. There’s a possibility that she will die in the next several days.”
今天2月28日,解放军309医院结核病研究所的医生通知曹顺利(Cao Shunli)女士的家人,她的生命体征靠呼吸机维持,身体多个脏器逐渐衰竭,腹部出现大量积液,有可能会在几日内死亡。#CaoShunli
— Hu Jia 胡佳 (@hu_jia) February 28, 2014