Two senior officials in Xi’an were sacked after the outbreak of the Covid-19 outbreak

The punishment did not take long. Authorities in the Chinese city of Xi’an sacked two officials on Sunday, January 2, in order, according to local state media, Strengthening the work of epidemic prevention and control in the side. In the past month, dozens of officials have already been punished Inaccuracies in epidemic prevention and control“.

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On Monday, the city of Xi’an announced 90 new cases of coronavirus, up from 122 the day before, bringing the number of infections in the city to more than 1,600 since December 9. “We launched a general offensive”According to an official note, regional official Liu Guozhong said, adding that it was necessary to rid the community of Covid-19 as soon as possible.

Xi’an, famous for its underground mud-brushed army, is the new epicenter of the epidemic in the country, prompting authorities to impose a containment of 13 million people and carry out extensive tracking operations. China is pursuing a “zero Covid” strategy with very strict border restrictions and targeted closures once cases emerge, but this approach has not prevented a local outbreak.

Xi’an residents have said in recent days they are struggling to find enough food, despite Chinese authorities insisting they are working to secure supplies. A month before the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China in recent days has recorded infection numbers not seen since March 2020, even if the number of cases remains low compared to other countries in the world.