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China punishes dozens of officials because of the strong outbreak of Covid-19

More than 70 Chinese officials have been fired or disciplined in the past month, related to the sharp increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases across the country.

China is facing the most severe outbreak since the first wave of infections in Wuhan 2020. The current wave of Covid-19 infections caused by the Omicron variant has resulted in more than 20,000 new cases worldwide. country and the first two deaths in more than a year.

China punishes dozens of officials because of the strong outbreak of Covid-19
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Although health officials admit most new cases have few or no symptoms, making them difficult to detect, the country’s top leaders have warned officials under them that, they will face severe punishment if found to be negligent or not to act quickly.

The “No Covid” strategy has prompted some local officials to take drastic action, as they fear punishment when the positives start to rise, said one observer surnamed Wu.

According to the South China Morning Post, at least 74 Chinese officials have been fired or disciplined for not fulfilling their epidemic prevention duties during the new wave of infections. Among them, are 14 government and public security officials in southern China’s Guangdong province, including deputy chiefs of provincial police and chiefs of public security in Shenzhen and Dongguan.

The northeastern province of Jilin also fired the top health official in the capital city of Changchun and the mayor of Jilin City, the province’s second largest municipality, and 12 other officials for failing to contain the spread of the virus. of the virus, making the number of local cases account for more than half of the cases on the whole mainland in the past time.

“The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Central Organizing Committee pay great attention to the performance results of provincial officials in anti-epidemic work, those who fail will be excluded from promotion, while those who do well will be eliminated. will be included in the planning,” said Mr. Wu.

The series of sanctions coincided with a meeting of China’s Politburo last week, when President Xi Jinping ordered local governments to continue their zero-tolerance anti-epidemic strategy. extinguish the outbreaks as soon as possible with local blockade measures.

According to Wu, Beijing “must show its determination to hold local officials accountable for their actions, or else people will blame the leadership for failures”. However, although the National Health Commission has repeatedly urged local authorities not to impose additional restrictions and control measures beyond national guidelines, many cities still implement measures that are overkill. even with a small number of cases.

Currently, only places with the necessary resources and expertise, like Shanghai, are confident enough to take measures that are “exactly appropriate to the situation,” Wu said.

Since the first Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, Beijing has sanctioned more than 1,000 officials for failing to control the epidemic, including former Hubei Party Secretary Jiang Chaoliang and former Hubei Governor Wang. Xiao Dong.

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