Coronavirus: officials in Chinese cities including Shenzhen sacked for falling short in fight against Omicron
- Futian district in Shenzhen has sacked eight officials for dereliction of duty in the city’s fight against Covid-19
- President Xi Jinping tells Politburo meeting local officials will be held accountable if they fail to control outbreaks in time
Futian district in Shenzhen, which was hit by a rise in Covid-19 cases, sacked eight officials for dereliction of duty in the city’s fight against the virus.
They include three deputy directors of Futian district government, the Futian public security chief and two of his deputies, as well as the district’s health commission director.
Separately, Gao Yutang, director of Changchun health commission in Jilin province, was fired for failing to sufficiently prepare, mobilise resources and supervise the city’s health authorities to fight against the Omicron outbreak.
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Gao Zhongbao, health director of Jiutai district in Changchun, was also sacked. He was punished for an outbreak in a school in the district and accused of not advising the school to introduce social distancing, as well as allowing the school to hold classes when positive cases began to emerge in the district.