Shanghai officials sacked for dereliction of duty over COVID-19
Global Times
By Global Times Published: Apr 08, 2022 09:26 PM
Three officials in Shanghai's Pudong New Area have been dismissed from their administrative posts for dereliction of duty and failure to control the COVID-19 outbreak, Shanghai authorities said on Friday. So far, at least five officials have been punished amid this wave of the Omicron outbreak.
Cai Yongqiang, Party secretary of Beicai town in Pudong, and Xu Jianjun, governor of Beicai town, were both dismissed from their positions due to their poor performance in epidemic prevention and control, according to the authorities.
Huang Wei, deputy director of the Yangjing sub-district office in Pudong, was also removed for dereliction of duty and failure to curb the epidemic, the authorities said.
Also, a state enterprise official and a hospital director in Shanghai have been dismissed from their administrative posts and positions within the Communist Party of China for poor performance in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak.
From March 1 to Thursday, 131,524 COVID-19 positive cases were reported including 127,131 asymptomatic cases in Shanghai, the authorities said on Friday. Shanghai has entered a crucial stage to combat the Omicron outbreak, and Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan called for a close focus on key sections such as closed-loop management, epidemiological investigation and transfer of cases.
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