A local official was sacked for poor management in the central Chinese city of Wuhan after six new infections were reported in the COVID-19 epicentre which remained virus free for over 30 days, the state-run media reported on Monday.
Zhang Yuxin,who was the secretary and member of the Changqing Street working committee ofthe ruling Communist Party of China, was removed from the post after the casesemerged in the Sanmin residential community in Wuhan, capital of Hubeiprovince, the Xinhua news agency reported.
All the caseswere reported in the Sanmin residential community, which is under thejurisdiction of Changqing Street.
Zhang wassacked for his poor management of the closing-off and control of theresidential community, which had previously reported 20 COVID-19 cases, itsaid. Five cases were reported on Sunday, while one on Saturday in Wuhan whichremained free from infections for 35 days. Hubei province, which has apopulation of over 56 million, was kept under lockdown from January 23 tocontain the virus. It was lifted on March 24.
Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, lifted the lockdown on April 8.