Beijing [China]: More than two dozen officials in China’s Shaanxi provinces have been punished by the authorities over their ineffective preventive measures in tackling the COVID-19 spread in the city of Xi’an, reported Xinhua. The Chinese Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Friday has punished 26 officials and four local party organizations have been punished for “ineffective preventive measures”, according to Xinhua. China on Thursday announced restrictions in the Shaanxi province’s of Xi’an as the biggest COVID outbreak was detected in the city on Wednesday. The authorities put the 13 million inhabitants of the city under restrictions as they are not allowed to leave their homes unless in an emergency. The disciplinary commission has dispatched eight inspection groups to Xi’an to supervise officials attempts and measures to curb the spread of the virus. Xi’an city reported 49 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday while it reported 52 infections on Tuesday. In the past two weeks, Xi’an has reported 255 cases of COVID-19.
