China removed the party secretary of Hubei Chiang Kai-shek and appointed Shanghai mayor Ung Dung instead.

Xinhua today quoted the announcement of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China that the party secretary of Hubei Jiang Chao, 61, was dismissed. Tuong Sieu Luong was Hubei's highest official removed from office since the corona pneumonia (Covid-19) outbreak in the province with a focus on Wuhan City.

Xinhua did not give further details on the dismissal of Mr. Chiang. Ung Dung, 61, who replaced Chiang Sieu Luong, is considered a close ally of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

SCMP quoted a number of sources as saying that 56-year-old Wuhan Secretary Ma Quoc Cuong will also be removed. Wang Zhonglin, 57, the party secretary of Jinan, Shandong province, is expected to replace Ma.

Tuong Sieu Luong was dismissed just days after Party Committee Secretary of Hubei Provincial Party Committee Zhang Xun and Liu Yingzi, Chairman of Hubei Provincial Health Committee sacked amid increasing provincial officials. inspired many criticisms on how to deal with diseases.

The information comes after the Hubei Health Commission today announced the adoption of a new statistical method, including the number of clinically diagnosed virus infections in the number of new cases, resulting in an increase in the number of people infected in the province. to nearly 15,000 in just one day, about 10 times the usual. The epidemic has caused 1,365 deaths and 60,161 infections.

The pressure on Hubei authorities increased after the death of Dr. Li Wenliang last weekend. Doctor Ly and 8 others tried to warn of the new strain of corona virus (NCoV) but were accused by the police of spreading unfounded rumors and reprimanding them.

The Wuhan government also faced criticism in January for organizing an annual party for 40,000 families just days before the city was frozen to prevent the virus from spreading.

A top official of the Wuhan Red Cross also lost his post for not fulfilling his duties. Last week, Secretary General of the Central Political Committee Tran Nhat Tam was also sent to Hubei to support outbreak handling.