COVID-19: Local Chinese official sacked after Wuhan reports six new cases

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a local official in the Chines city of Wuhan was reportedly sacked due to his poor management. As per reports, six new coronavirus cases have been reported in Wuhan which had managed to remain virus-free for the last 30 days. The sacked official was Zhang Yixin and was the secretary and member of the Changqing Street working committee of the ruling Communist Party of China.

According to reports, all the new coronavirus cases were reported in the Sanmin residential community, which is under the jurisdiction of Changqing Street. Five coronavirus cases were reported on May 10 and one on May 9.

Rise of cases in Wuhan

Wuhan reported its first cluster of coronavirus cases on May 11 since the lockdown was lifted from the epicentre of the virus outbreak in China, raising concerns over a new wave of infections. The city recorded five new confirmed cases of coronavirus and all of them reportedly belong to the same residential compound.

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Wuhan’s health authority said in a statement that the task of epidemic prevention and control in the city is still very heavy, warning about the risk of a rebound. All the new confirmed cases were earlier classified as asymptomatic which were not included on the overall tally of confirmed coronavirus cases.

Rise in asymptomatic cases

China has reported 82,918 coronavirus cases of which only 141 are active but the rising number of asymptomatic cases can create a problem for the authorities who are planning to further ease restrictions to return to normalcy. A top Chinese health expert had said that the government will focus on testing people from high-risk group and areas.

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According to the latest report, nearly 4.2 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide with over 283,000 deaths, overwhelming health care facilities across the globe. The United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain, are the worst-hit countries due to the pandemic with around 60 per cent of death toll reported from these four countries alone.

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