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Neglected to control Covid-19, a series of Chinese officials were fired

Dozens of officials in the city of Shenzhen and Jilin province (China) have been punished or fired for their inability to control the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.

The South China Post newspaper reported on the morning of March 18 that the government of Futian district in Shenzhen – the place affected by the latest wave of the epidemic. Covid-19, fired 8 officials for neglecting their local Covid-19 prevention duties. Those who lost their posts included three government officials, the director of public security and two deputy heads, and the director of the Phuc Dien district health committee.

Gao Yutang, director of the Changchun City Health Commission in Jilin Province, was fired for failing to adequately prepare, mobilize resources, and supervise the city’s health authorities to respond to the outbreak. outbreak of Omicron variant infections.

Neglected to control Covid-19, a series of Chinese officials were fired
Tent to collect swab samples for Covid-19 testing in Changchun city, Jilin province (China). Photo: AP

Gao Zhongbao, director of the health department of Jiutai District of Changchun City, was also dismissed due to an outbreak of the disease at a school in the district’s school district. This person is accused of not advising the school on social distancing measures, as well as allowing the school to hold classes even though a number of positive cases of corona virus have appeared in the district.

About 14 other officials in Jilin province were reprimanded or disciplined for lax in the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic. They included education and health officials, industrial park managers, local police, a high school principal, and several village officials.

Jilin is currently the province hardest hit by the Covid-19 epidemic in mainland China during the outbreak of the Omicron variant since early March.

The above sanctions were announced on March 17, at the same time as Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with the Politburo on the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic in the country. During the meeting, Mr. Xi stressed that China would continue to apply a “no Covid” policy, and ordered local authorities to quell the spread of the disease as soon as possible. The Chinese president also said that local officials will be held responsible if they do not control the outbreaks in time.

Mainland China recorded more than 4,000 Covid-19 infections on March 17, including 2,388 symptomatic cases. Of the symptomatic cases, more than half were recorded in Jilin province.

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