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.”